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millipede

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millipede
[mil′ipēd′]
Etymology: L, mille + pes, foot
a many-legged wormlike arthropod. Certain species squirt irritating fluids that may cause dermatitis.

millipede
nonpoisonous, multisegmented, circular in cross-section, arthropod with two legs per segment.


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