How do you use Millipede in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like arthropod, plus the exact meaning.
Millipede meaning
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.
Synonyms of Millipede
Using Millipede
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: millepede, milliped, arthropod.
Context around Millipede
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Millipede
- In this selection, "millipede" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fossil, dead, showed and kampecaris stand out and add context to how "millipede" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include listing showed millipede as one and the dead millipede to drag. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "millipede" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with millipede
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
American scientists found that the fossil millipede Kampecaris obanensis from Kerrera is 425 million years old. (16 words)
They cling to the head of the of the dead millipede to drag it toward their queen who is waiting for food in their nest. (25 words)
The millipede was spotted for the first time in April 2018 at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, near Lake Forest, by naturalists Cedric Lee and James Bailey. (26 words)
Atari's earlier 7800 games listing showed Millipede as one of the games in the line up; however, it does not appear that it was ever started or worked on. (30 words)
The millipede was spotted for the first time in April 2018 at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, near Lake Forest, by naturalists Cedric Lee and James Bailey. (26 words)
They cling to the head of the of the dead millipede to drag it toward their queen who is waiting for food in their nest. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
The millipede was spotted for the first time in April 2018 at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, near Lake Forest, by naturalists Cedric Lee and James Bailey.
American scientists found that the fossil millipede Kampecaris obanensis from Kerrera is 425 million years old.
They cling to the head of the of the dead millipede to drag it toward their queen who is waiting for food in their nest.
Atari's earlier 7800 games listing showed Millipede as one of the games in the line up; however, it does not appear that it was ever started or worked on.