Creature whose name derives from Latin words for "thousand" and "foot" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MILLIPEDE Creature whose name derives from Latin words for "thousand" and "foot" (9) The Times Specialist May 13, 2024
7% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
6% EBAY Website whose name is "be" in pig Latin (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
6% CARET Printing mark whose name is from the Latin for "is lacking" (5) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
6% URGE Word from the Latin for "drive" (4) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
6% MANACLE Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
6% LUDO Board game whose name derives from Latin for 'I play' (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Aug 23, 2025
5% ARGONAUTS Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology (9) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
5% TUBA Instrument whose name means "trumpet" in Latin (4) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
5% NAPPA Soft leather made from sheep, kid or lambskin whose name derives from a city in California, US (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 24, 2025

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