Millipede

/ˈmɪləpid/

Synonyms for "millipede" (24 found)

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Noun(4 words)
diplopodhumus consumerleaf litter inhabitantlong-bodied arthropod

Related words (12)

Noun(5 words)
millepedemillipedsoil detritivorethousand-legged creaturetwo-paired-leg arthropod

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flat-backed millipedegiant millipedejuliform millipedeparadoxosomatid millipedepolydesmidan millipedesoil millipedetropical millipede

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millipede anatomymillipede dietmillipede habitatmillipede locomotionmillipede speciestropical millipede

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The carp's longevity is unmolested by the turmoil of the millipede.

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In the terrarium lived a millipede with a shiny carapace.

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The ſaid leaves alſo ſtamped with honey and brought to the forme of a cataplaſme, cure the bloudie-falls or night-blains: but tempered with wine, they heale the bitings of dogs, as alſo of the Millepeed, which the Greeks call Seps, a long worm with hairie feet, doing much harme to cattaile eſpecially; for looke where it biteth, the place preſently ſwelleth and putrifieth.

Source: wiktionary

With one or two exceptions, male millipedes make direct contact with the female and transfer sperm via a pair of modified front legs (gonopods) which have been charged with semen from the genitalia situated towards the rear of the body.

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