MILLIPEDE

millipede, millepede, milliped

(noun) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

millipede (plural millipedes)

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.[From 1600]

Usage notes

• The spelling "milliped" was formerly considered the only correct form by prescriptivists and is still preferred by many scientists who work with myriapods, but millipede is by far the most common spelling in actual use.

Source: Wiktionary



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