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thousand-legged worms

thousand-legged worms is the plural of thousand-legged worm.

Meaning of thousand-legged worm

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

Questions about thousand-legged worms

What is thousand-legged worms the plural of?
Thousand-legged worms is the plural of thousand-legged worm.

Words near thousand-legged worms in the dictionary

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

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