millipede

Meanings

Plural: millipedes

Noun

any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin mīllipeda (“wood louse”), from mīlle (“thousand”) + pēs, pedis (“foot”), equivalent to milli- + -pede.

Synonyms

diplopod, millepede, milliped

Scrabble Score: 14

millipede is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
millipede is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
millipede is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

millipede is a valid Words With Friends word