millipede

noun mil·li·pede \ˈmi-lə-ˌpēd\

: a small creature that is like an insect and that has a long, thin body with many legs

Full 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

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Origin of MILLIPEDE

Latin millepeda, a small crawling animal, from mille thousand + ped-, pes foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 1601

Rhymes with MILLIPEDE

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MILLIPEDE Defined for Kids

millipede

noun mil·li·pede \ˈmi-lə-ˌpēd\

Definition of MILLIPEDE for Kids

: an animal that is an arthropod with a long roundish body somewhat like that of a centipede but with two pairs of legs on most of its many body sections

Medical Dictionary

millipede

noun mil·li·pede \ˈmil-ə-ˌpēd\

Medical Definition of MILLIPEDE

: any of a class (Diplopoda) of arthropods having usually a cylindrical segmented body, two pairs of legs on most segments, and including some forms that secrete toxic substances causing skin irritation but that unlike centipedes possess no poison fangs