thousand-legger \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlegə(r)\noun alsothousand-legged worm\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\ (-s) Etymology:thousand-legger from thousand (II) + leg + -er; thousand-legged worm from thousand-legged (from thousand (II) + legged) + worm : millipede < as if a thousand-legger had scurried over his skin — Gladys Schmitt >