Definition
An animal of the class Diplopoda, commonly known as a millipede, which has two pairs of legs per body segment.
Etymology
From Greek diplo- (double) and pous (foot). The term literally means 'double foot' and refers to the distinctive anatomical feature that distinguishes millipedes from their centipede relatives.
Kelly Says
Millipedes aren't actually trying to have a thousand legs—most have between 80 and 400 legs total—but the name comes from people overestimating! The 'diplo' part is perfectly accurate though: each segment truly has two pairs of legs, unlike centipedes which have one pair.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት-ጫောች
hul-et-ch-a-och
ARالعربية
حيوان ذو أرجل مزدوجة
ḥaywan ḏu arjāl mazdujja
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-পাদ
dwi-pada
CACatalà
diplopod
di-plo-pod
CSČeština
diplopod
di-plo-pod
DADansk
diplopod
di-plo-pod
DEDeutsch
Diplopode
di-plo-po-de
ELΕλληνικά
διπλοπόδ
di-plo-pod
ESEspañol
diplopodo
di-plo-po-do
FISuomi
diplopod
di-plo-pod
FRFrançais
diplopode
di-plo-pod
HEעברית
דיפלופוד
di-plo-pod
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-पादी
dvi-pa-dee
HUMagyar
diplopod
di-plo-pod
IDBahasa Indonesia
diplopod
di-plo-pod
ITItaliano
diplopode
di-plo-po-de
KMKM
ទន់ប្រភព
ton-b-pra-p
MRMR
दिप्लोपोड
di-plo-pod
MSBahasa Melayu
diplopod
di-plo-pod
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းပြား
kya-m-pya
NLNederlands
diplopod
di-plo-pod
NONorsk
diplopod
di-plo-pod
PLPolski
diplopod
di-plo-pod
PTPortuguês
diplopodo
di-plo-po-do
RORomână
diplopod
di-plo-pod
RUРусский
диплопод
di-plo-pod
SVSvenska
diplopod
di-plo-pod
SWKiswahili
diplopod
di-plo-pod
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை-கால்கள்
irattai-kaalgal
TEతెలుగు
ద్వి-పాద
dvvi-pada
TRTürkçe
diplopod
di-plo-pod
UKУкраїнська
диплопод
di-plo-pod
VITiếng Việt
đôi chân
doi chan
ZH中文
双足动物
shuāng zú dòng wù