Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Insectsmillipedemil‧li‧pede /ˈmɪləpiːd/ noun [countable] HBIa long thin small creature with a very large number of legs → centipedeOrigin millipede (1600-1700) Latin millepeda, from mille “thousand” + pes “foot” ldoceonline.com