tusenbein

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms
  • tusenben

Etymology

From Latin millepeda, via German Tausendfüßler, equivalent to tusen (“thousand”) +‎ bein (“legs”)

Noun

tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina or tusenbeinene)

  1. a millipede

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin millepeda, via German Tausendfüßler, equivalent to tusen (“1000”) +‎ bein (“legs”)

Noun

tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina)

  1. a millipede

References
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