milliped

Other forms: millipeds

Definitions of milliped
  1. noun
    any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
    synonyms: millepede, millipede
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    type of:
    arthropod
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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