millipede

English - Turkish

Definition of millipede in English Turkish dictionary

kırkayak

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) çift ayaklılar

(isim) kırkayak

Related Terms

millepede

bkz.millipede

Millipedes

Kırkayaklar, kırkayakgiller (hayvan sınıfı)

millepede

kırkayak

millepede

(isim) kırkayak

English - English

Definition of millipede in English English dictionary

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

any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs

{i} invertebrate bug with a multi-segmented body bearing two pairs of legs on each segment (also millepede)

A millipede is a small creature with a long narrow body and a lot of legs. Any of about 10,000 species of the arthropod class Diplopoda, found worldwide. Most species live in and eat decaying plant matter. Some injure living plants, and a few are predators and scavengers. Millipedes are 1-11 in. (2.5-28 cm) long and have from 11 to more than 100 diplosomites, double segments formed from the fusion of two segments. The head is legless; the next three segments have one pair of legs each; and the remaining segments have two pairs each. In defense, millipedes do not bite; most species tuck headfirst into a tight coil, and many secrete a pungent, toxic liquid or gas

Related Terms

Millipedes

Millipedes (Class Diplopoda, previously also known as Chilognatha) are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment (except for the first segment behind the head which does not have any appendages at all, and the next few which only have one pair of legs). Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical bodies, although some are flattened dorso-ventrally, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball, like a pillbug. Millipedes are detritivores and slow moving. Most millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter, moisturising the food with secretions and then scraping it in with the jaws. However they can also be a minor garden pest, especially in greenhouses where they can cause severe damage to emergent seedlings. Signs of millipede damage include the stripping of the outer layers of a young plant stem and irregular damage to leaves and plant apices

millepede

{i} invertebrate bug with a multi-segmented body bearing two pairs of legs on each segment (also millipede)

millipedes

plural of millipede

Hyphenation

mil·li·pede

Etymology

() Latin milli- (“thousand”) + pedis (“foot”)