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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmille-pattes
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mille-pattes
"Un mille-pattes se cachait sous la pierre humide."
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A myriapod invertebrate with an elongated body composed of many segments, most of which bear two pairs of legs.
"A dark-colored millipede crawled slowly across the damp garden path."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-17th century, from French mille-pied, from Latin mille (thousand) + pes, ped- (foot).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Millipede" is said worldwide
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mille-pattes
Transliteration: mille-pattes
"Un mille-pattes se cachait sous la pierre humide."
Tausendfüßler
Transliteration: Tausendfüssler
"Der Tausendfüßler schlängelte sich durch das feuchte Laub."
millepiedi
Transliteration: millepiedi
"Ho trovato un millepiedi nel vaso da fiori."
milpiés
Transliteration: milpies
"El milpiés avanzaba lentamente entre las hojas secas."
piolho-de-cobra
Transliteration: piolho-de-cobra
"O piolho-de-cobra enrolou-se ao ser tocado."
कनखजूरा
Transliteration: kanakhajoora
"बरसात के मौसम में कनखजूरा अक्सर दिखाई देते हैं।"
马陆
Transliteration: mǎlù
"湿润的土壤里有很多马陆。"
노래기
Transliteration: noraegi
"낙엽 아래에서 노래기 한 마리를 발견했다."
ヤスデ
Transliteration: yasude
"植木鉢を持ち上げると、ヤスデが出てきた。"
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