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
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. 2012