millipede
2 synonyms for millipede, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long arthropod of the class Diplopoda, with a cylindrical body made up of many segments, most of which carry two pairs of legs.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
milliped
millepede
Etymology
Traces back to Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), itself from mīlle (“thousand”) and pēs, pedis (“foot”); this is equivalent to milli- + -pede.
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