Multipede

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A creature with many feet, especially a centipede, millepede or similar creature.

    "XLVI. THE Ambua, ſo the Natives of Brazil call the Millepedes and the Centipedes Serpents. […] IN theſe Multipedes, the Mechaniſm of the Body is very curious; […]"

  2. 2
    A branching structure with many separate termini.

    "The stability of the mesophases for the polypedes and multipedes is reported in Table 17."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having many feet. not-comparable

Example

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"XLVI. THE Ambua, ſo the Natives of Brazil call the Millepedes and the Centipedes Serpents. […] IN theſe Multipedes, the Mechaniſm of the Body is very curious; […]"

Etymology

From Latin multipeda, multipēs; equivalent to multi- + -pede.

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