millipede

or mil·le·pede

[ mil-uh-peed ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌpid /

noun

any terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs.

Origin of millipede

1595–1605; <Latin mīlipeda (Pliny), equivalent to mīli-milli- + -peda, derivative of pēs, stem ped-foot

Words nearby millipede

millionairess, million electron volts, millionfold, millionth, milliosmole, millipede, milliradian, millirem, milliroentgen, millisecond, millivolt

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Example sentences from the Web for millipede

If there is pathos in this, there is bathos in his apostrophe to the millipede, beginning "Poor sowbug!"
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The millipede cautiously reared its head from the sand and felt timidly about.
Jungle Peace|William Beebe
Hypopi have been found in the gill chambers of a mollusk and in the gonads of a millipede (Baker and Wharton, 1952).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
The last pair of legs in the centipede and millipede are never used for walking, and are generally much longer than the rest.
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for millipede

millipede

millepede milleped

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd) /

noun

any terrestrial herbivorous arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body made up of many segments, each of which bears two pairs of walking legsSee also myriapod

Word Origin for millipede

C17: from Latin, from mille thousand + pēs foot

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Scientific definitions for millipede

millipede

[ mĭl′ə-pēd′ ]

Any of various wormlike arthropods of the class Diplopoda, having a long body composed of many narrow segments, most of which have two pairs of legs. Millipedes feed on plants and, unlike centipedes, do not have venomous pincers. Compare centipede.

单词	millipede
释义	millipede or mil·le·pede [ mil-uh-peed ] / ˈmɪl əˌpid / noun any terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs. Origin of millipede 1595–1605; <Latin mīlipeda (Pliny), equivalent to mīli-milli- + -peda, derivative of pēs, stem ped-foot Words nearby millipede millionairess, million electron volts, millionfold, millionth, milliosmole, millipede, milliradian, millirem, milliroentgen, millisecond, millivolt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for millipede If there is pathos in this, there is bathos in his apostrophe to the millipede, beginning "Poor sowbug!" Medical Essays\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The millipede cautiously reared its head from the sand and felt timidly about. Jungle Peace\|William Beebe Hypopi have been found in the gill chambers of a mollusk and in the gonads of a millipede (Baker and Wharton, 1952). The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth The last pair of legs in the centipede and millipede are never used for walking, and are generally much longer than the rest. Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for millipede millipede millepede milleped / (ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd) / noun any terrestrial herbivorous arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body made up of many segments, each of which bears two pairs of walking legsSee also myriapod Word Origin for millipede C17: from Latin, from mille thousand + pēs foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for millipede millipede [ mĭl′ə-pēd′ ] Any of various wormlike arthropods of the class Diplopoda, having a long body composed of many narrow segments, most of which have two pairs of legs. Millipedes feed on plants and, unlike centipedes, do not have venomous pincers. Compare centipede. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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