millipede

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mil·li·pede

noun \ˈmi-lə-ˌpēd\

Definition of MILLIPEDE

: any of a class (Diplopoda) of myriapod arthropods having usually a cylindrical segmented body covered with hard integument, two pairs of legs on most apparent segments, and unlike centipedes no poison fangs

Origin of MILLIPEDE

Latin millepeda, a small crawling animal, from mille thousand + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
First Known Use: 1601

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