galley-worm
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley.
Noun edit
galley-worm (plural galley-worms)
- A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.
References edit
- “galley-worm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.