How to pronounce millipede
American English pronunciation
MIL-uh-peed
- IPA
- /ˈmɪləˌpid/
- Syllables
- MIL · uh · peed (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What millipede means
A round, many-legged crawler with two pairs of legs per body part
In a sentence: The millipede curled into a tight coil when Leo touched it with a leaf.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning "thousand" and "foot," for its many legs.
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