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millepede

millepede noun: dated spelling of millipede.

Noun

millepede (plural millepedes)

  1. Dated spelling of millipede.
    • There are 48 species of millepede known to occur in Britain, but many are rarely found as they are mainly confined to localized habitats.1992, M. Gratwick, Crop Pests in the UK: Collected Edition of MAFF Leaflets, Springer Netherlands, page 378
    • An often common millepede, particularly amongst leaf litter; frequently associated with damage to cultivated plants in the British Isles and in various other parts of western Europe.2012, D. V. Alford, Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Color Handbook, Elsevier Science, page 436

Forms of millepede

pluralmillepedes

Questions about millepede

What does millepede mean?
Millepede means dated spelling of millipede.
What part of speech is millepede?
Millepede is a noun.
What is the plural of millepede?
The plural of millepede is millepedes.

Words near millepede in the dictionary

  1. millennium eggs
  2. millenniumlong
  3. millenniums
  4. millenopause
  5. milleped
  6. millepede
  7. millepedes
  8. millepeds
  9. millepore
  10. millepores
  11. milleporid

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