millipede

== English == === Alternative forms === millepede (dated) milleped, milliped (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), from mīlle (“thousand”) + pēs, pedis (“foot”), equivalent to milli- +‎ -pede. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪləpid/ === Noun === millipede (plural millipedes) Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601] Synonym: diplopod ==== Usage notes ==== The spellings "milliped" and "milleped" were formerly considered the only correct forms by prescriptivists, but they have fallen out of use. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === centipede myriapod === Further reading === Richard L[awrence] Hoffman (2000), “Milliped or Millipede?”, in Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, volume 16, pages 36–37.