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thousand-legged worm

thousand-legged worm noun: a millipede.

Noun

thousand-legged worm (plural thousand-legged worms)

  1. (US, uncommon) A millipede.
    • ... a thousand-legged worm was squirming down my back just over the spinal column.1906, Minnesota Magazine, page 172
    • […] 149 stomaches examined […] showed 19 per cent of ants, 16 per cent of cut worms, 10 per cent of thousand-legged worms, 9 per cent of tent caterpillars, 8 per cent of ground beetles and other close allies, 6 per cent of May beetles and allies, 5 per cent of wire worm beetles and allies, 5 per...1906, University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, Report, page 168

Forms of thousand-legged worm

pluralthousand-legged worms

Questions about thousand-legged worm

What does thousand-legged worm mean?
Thousand-legged worm means a millipede.
What part of speech is thousand-legged worm?
Thousand-legged worm is a noun.
What is the plural of thousand-legged worm?
The plural of thousand-legged worm is thousand-legged worms.

Words near thousand-legged worm in the dictionary

  1. thousand pardons
  2. thousand yard stare
  3. thousand yard stares
  4. thousand-headed cabbage
  5. thousand-leaf
  6. thousand-legged worm
  7. thousand-legged worms
  8. thousand-legger
  9. thousand-leggers
  10. thousand-legs
  11. thousand-mile stare

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