Definition of Millipedes. Meaning of Millipedes. Synonyms of Millipedes

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Definition of Millipedes

millipede
Milleped Mil"le*ped (m[i^]l"l[-e]*p[e^]d[i^]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds.] (Zo["o]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also millipede and milliped.]

Meaning of Millipedes from wikipedia

- fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can...
- Pill millipedes are any members of two living (and one extinct) orders of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. The...
- Millipede burns are a cutaneous condition caused by certain millipedes that secrete a toxic liquid that causes a brownish pigmentation and/or burns when...
- 2014. "Controlling Millipedes". Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Retrieved 2024-04-06. Blower, J. Gordon (1985). Millipedes: Keys and Notes for...
- gigantea, which may exceed 30 centimetres (12 in). Millipedes form the class Diplopoda. Most millipedes are slower than centipedes, and feed on leaf litter...
- African Millipede". Cosley Zoo. Retrieved 5 July 2023. Giant African millipedes are sometimes kept as pets. "CBP Intercepts Giant Millipedes at SFO Mail...
- Centipedes have one pair of legs per segment, while millipedes have two. Their heads differ in that millipedes have short, elbowed antennae, a pair of robust...
- other members of the Polydesmida, the largest order of millipedes. "Almond scented millipede, Harpaphe haydeniana haydeniana". Olympic National Park...
- Julus (alternately written as Iulus) is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae, containing the following species: Julus abbreviatus Mikan, 1834 Julus...
- millipedes have turned black. Adult Portuguese millipedes are smooth, 20–45 millimetres (0.8–1.8 in) long and coloured from grey to black. Millipedes...