English Dictionary

millipede

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɪləpid/

名詞

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.

日本語の意味

複数の体節を有し、各節に2対の足があることが特徴の円筒形の体を持つ、節足動物（Diplopoda）の一群。 / 一般に『千足虫』と呼ばれる、長い体を持つ無脊椎動物で、20節以上の体節それぞれに2対の脚が配置されている。

I watched a millipede curl into a perfect spiral beneath the damp log in the garden.

庭の湿った倒木の下でヤスデがきれいに渦を巻いて丸まるのを見ました。

意味（1）

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.

With one or two exceptions, male millipedes make direct contact with the female and transfer sperm via a pair of modified front legs (gonopods) which have been charged with semen from the genitalia situated towards the rear of the body.

millipedes （ plural ）