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% TELEVISION Appliance whose name derives from the Greek for "far" and Latin for "sight" (10) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025
7% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
7% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
6% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
6% SORBETS Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" (7) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
6% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 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% MANACLE Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025

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