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    millipede

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Insects
    mil·li·pede /ˈmɪləpiːd/ noun [countable]  millipede.jpg HBIa long thin small creature with a very large number of legs 马陆，千足虫 → centipede    Origin millipede (1600-1700) Latin millepeda, from mille “thousand” + pes “foot”
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    millipede
    mil‧li‧pede /ˈmɪləpiːd, ˈmɪlɪpiːd/ 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


    milli·pede (also millepede) BrE /ˈmɪlɪpiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪlɪpiːd/ 🔊 nouna small creature like an insect, with a long thin body divided into many sections, each with two pairs of legs 马陆；千足虫