polyped

polyped
/pol"ee ped'/, n.
1. a being or object having many legs: Her favorite toy is a bug-shaped polyped.
adj.
2. having many legs: a polyped table.
[1815-25; POLY- + -PED, perh. on the model of QUADRUPED]

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