MILLIPEDE


Meaning of MILLIPEDE in English

mil ‧ li ‧ pede /ˈmɪləpiːd, ˈmɪlɪpiːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: millepeda , from mille 'thousand' + pes 'foot' ]

a long thin creature with a very large number of legs ⇨ centipede

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.