millipede in Japanese
millipede in Japanese is ヤスデ, 馬陸 — millipede means a long arthropod of the class Diplopoda, with a cylindrical body made up of many segments, most of which carry two pairs of legs.
millipede in Japanese
ヤスデ
Pronounced: yasude
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]
馬陸
Pronounced: yasude
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]
What does "millipede" mean?
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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.
"An entomologist named a new species of millipede Nannaria swiftae after pop star Taylor Swift."
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millipede in a sentence
- An entomologist named a new species of millipede Nannaria swiftae after pop star Taylor Swift.
- Soil millipedes (Diplopoda) possess a specific gut microbiota that differs from microbial communities in soil and leaf litter.
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What is "millipede" in Japanese?
"millipede" in Japanese is ヤスデ, 馬陸. millipede means: A long arthropod of the class Diplopoda, with a cylindrical body made up of many segments, most of which carry two pairs of legs.
How do you pronounce ヤスデ?
"millipede" in Japanese is ヤスデ, pronounced "yasude".
Are there other ways to say "millipede" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "millipede": ヤスデ, 馬陸.
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