millipede
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millipede
- /ˈmɪləpid/ US
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From Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), from mīlle (“thousand”) + pēs, pedis (“foot”), equivalent to milli- + -pede.
noun millipedes · millepede · milleped · milliped
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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.
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Similar: diplopod
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noun elongated arthropod
| Español | milpiés, congorocho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노래기 noraegi |
| 日本語 | ヤスデ yasude, 馬陸 yasude |
| 中文 | 馬陸 /马陆 mǎlù, 千足蟲 /千足虫 qiānzúchóng |
| हिन्दी | गिजाई gijāī |
| Kiswahili | jongoo |
| Português | diplópode, milípede, piolho-de-cobra, embuá |
| Français | diplopode, mille-pattes |
| Deutsch | Tausendfüßler |
| Italiano | millepiedi |
| Ελληνικά | σαρανταποδαρούσα sarantapodaroúsa, διπλόποδο diplópodo |
| Română | miriapod |
| Русский | многоно́жка mnogonóžka, кився́к kivsják |
| Tiếng Việt | cuốn chiếu |
| العربية | دُودَة أَلْفِيَّة dūda ʔalfiyya, ذات الألف قدم |
| עברית | מרבה רגלים |
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title = {millipede},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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