noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈmɪləpid/
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noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diplopod
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: millepede, milliped
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arthropod
History
Etymology
From Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), from mīlle (“thousand”) + pēs, pedis (“foot”), equivalent to milli- + -pede.
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