English Explanatory Dictionary

galleyworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A centipede or millipede.

Word forms

galleyworm galleyworms

Etymology

From the way this creature resembles a worm with many legs, and the way the legs resemble the oars of a ship.

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