mil·li·pede
noun/ˈmɪlɪpiːd/
/ˈmɪlɪpiːd/
- a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body divided into many sections, each with two pairs of legs
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2马陆;千足虫 Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin millepeda ‘woodlouse’, from mille ‘thousand’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.