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mil·li·pede

also mil·le·pede (mĭl′ə-pēd′)

Any of various arthropods of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical segmented body with two pairs of legs attached to each segment except for the first four thoracic segments, and feeding chiefly on decaying organic matter. Also called diplopod.

[Latin mīlipeda, a kind of insect : mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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millipede

(ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd) or

millepede

;

milleped

(Animals) 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 legs. See also myriapod

[C17: from Latin, from mille thousand + pēs foot]

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mil•li•pede

or mil•le•pede

(ˈmɪl əˌpid)

n.

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.

[1595–1605; < Latin mīlipeda (Pliny) =mīli- milli- + -peda, derivative of pēs, s. ped- foot]

mil·li·pede

(mĭl′ə-pēd′)

Any of various worm-like arthropods having a 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.

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Noun

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

millepede, milliped

arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

class Diplopoda, class Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Myriapoda - arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes

Translations

كثير الأرجُل: إم الأربَع والأربعين

mnohonožka

tusindben

Tausendfüßler

tuhatjalkainen

mille-pattes mille-pieds myriapode

òúsundfætla

millepiedi

daudzkājis

kırkayak

千足虫

millipede

[ˈmɪlɪpiːd] N → milpiés m inv

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millipede

[ˈmɪlɪpiːd] n → mille-pattes m inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

millipede

n → Tausendfüß(l)er m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

millipede

[ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd] n → millepiedi m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

millipede

(ˈmilipiːd) noun

a small many-legged creature with a long round body.

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