(n) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs, Syn. millepede, milliped
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds. ] (Zool.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [ Written also millipede and milliped. ] [ 1913 Webster ]