tusenbein

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === tusenben === Etymology === From Latin millepeda, via German Tausendfüßler, equivalent to tusen (“thousand”) +‎ bein (“legs”). === Noun === tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina or tusenbeinene) a millipede === References === “tusenbein” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === tusenbein m (Trøndelag) === Etymology === Calque of German Tausendfüßler, from Latin millepeda. By surface analysis, tusen (“1000”) +‎ bein (“legs”). === Noun === tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina) a millipede, especially the black millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger) ==== Synonyms ==== Dialectal synonyms: raudtasse tusenføting, tusenfoting skolorm, skålorm skånorm === See also === dobbelføting (“millipede”) enkeltføting (“chilopod”) mangefoting (“myriapod”) skolopender (“scolopender”) steinkrypar (“stone centipede”) === References === “tusenbein”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016