Assertion: millipede | /r/SimilarTo | thousand feet
Facets:
value: despite the word
type: OTHER
value: literally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The name “millipede” is derived from Latin, meaning “thousand feet”.
text: Despite the word Millipede literally meaning a thousand feet the most recorded legs on a species called Illacme plenipes with a total of 750 legs (3)
text: Although the name millipede means “thousand-feet,” the giant African millipede only has about 300 to 400 legs.
text: Millipede means “thousand-feet,” while centipede means “hundred-feet.
text: Although millipede means 'thousand feet', they don't really have that many - the numbers range from 30 pairs to about 350 pairs.
text: Millipede means ‘thousand feet’, but it’s not quite correct: they have between 30 and 350 pairs of legs.
text: Despite the word Millipede literally meaning a thousand feet the most recorded legs on a species called Illacme plenipes with a total of 750 legs (3)