millipede

UK
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd/
US
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd/

Translations

millipedeadjective
UK
/ˈmɪlɪpiːd/
US
/ˈmɪləˌpid/
Used attributively to denote relation to millipedes.
myriapodienZoologie.
Millipede secretions can contain defensive chemicals.
Les sécrétions myriapodiennes peuvent contenir des substances chimiques défensives.
millipedenoun
millipedes
pl
UK
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd/
US
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd/
The millipede slowly crawled across the forest floor, its numerous legs moving in a wave-like motion.
Le mille-pattes rampait lentement sur le sol de la forêt, ses nombreuses pattes se mouvant en une ondulation.
millipedesnoun

millipede

millipedes
pl
UK
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːdz/
US
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːdz/
mille-pattesNom d’animal invariable au pluriel.
Millipedes are often found in damp environments, where they feed on decaying organic matter.
Les mille-pattes se trouvent souvent dans des environnements humides, où ils se nourrissent de matière organique en décomposition.

Definitions

millipedeadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from millipedes.
Millipede secretions can contain defensive chemicals.
millipedenoun
A small, elongated arthropod with a segmented body and two pairs of legs per segment, belonging to the class Diplopoda.
The millipede slowly crawled across the forest floor, its numerous legs moving in a wave-like motion.
Any arthropod belonging to the class Diplopoda.
A brightly colored millipede was collected for further taxonomic study.
millipedesnoun
A type of arthropod belonging to the class Diplopoda, characterized by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments.
Millipedes are often found in damp environments, where they feed on decaying organic matter.
A small, elongated creature with a segmented body and numerous legs, commonly found in soil and leaf litter.
The garden was teeming with millipedes, which helped break down the fallen leaves.