multiped

[ muhl-ti-ped ]

adjective

1. having many feet.

multiped

/ ˈmʌltɪˌpɛd; ˈmʌltɪˌpiːd /

adjective

1. having many feet

noun

1. an insect or animal having many feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiped¹

1595–1605; < Latin multiped- (stem of multipēs ) many-footed. See multi-, -ped

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiped¹

C17: from Latin multipēs

Example Sentences

It was the on-coming of a grisly, striped, argus-eyed multiped, with fifty heads.

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