Sunday, November 19, 2006

A millipede

Sometimes I try to tell people what a millipede is, but you don't see them in Japan so much.

That's why last Wednesday I was SO happy to find millipedes at Shimana Community Center. Not just one, but lots! I saved a few by taking them outside, before someone stepped on them.


Millipede is made up of two Latin stems:


milli = 1, 000

pede = foot


What other 'milli' words can you think of? And how about 'pede' words?

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