Search for crossword answers and clues

Answer for the clue "Any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs ", 9 letters:
millepede

Word definitions for millepede in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs [syn: millipede , milliped ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (misspelling of millipede English)

Usage examples of millepede.

She fancied that she saw those ugly implements of torture—which were, among the instruments of all kinds that she had hitherto seen, what bats, millepedes, and spiders are among birds and reptiles—quitting their places and advancing from every part of the room toward her, to crawl over her, and to bite, pinch, and sting her.