millipede
noun/ˈmɪlɪpiːd/
/ˈmɪlɪpiːd/
- a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body divided into many sections, each with two pairs of legsTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin millepeda ‘woodlouse’, from mille ‘thousand’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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