multiped

/ˈmʌltɪpɛd/
noun
  1. An animal with many legs, such as a centipede or millipede.
    • The garden was full of small multipeds crawling under the rocks.
    • A multiped scurried across the path, its many legs moving in waves.
    • The biology class studied a preserved multiped under the microscope.
adjective
  1. Having many legs.
    • The multiped creature moved surprisingly fast despite its many limbs.
    • The robot was designed as a multiped vehicle for rough terrain.
    • In the fossil, they found the remains of a multiped arthropod.