Mil'le·ped (mĭl'le*pĕdĭ) noun [ Latin millepeda ; mille a thousand + pes , pedis , foot: confer French mille-pieds .] (Zoology) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [ Written also millipede and mill... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/66