THOUSAND-LEGGER


Meaning of THOUSAND-LEGGER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlegə(r) noun

also thousand-legged worm ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-

( -s )

Etymology: thousand-legger from thousand (II) + leg + -er; thousand-legged worm from thousand-legged (from thousand (II) + legged ) + worm

: millipede

as if a thousand-legger had scurried over his skin — Gladys Schmitt

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