tusenfoting

tusen (“thousand”) +‎ fot (“foot”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”)

tusenfoting c

1. a myriapod

   Synonym: mångfoting

   Tusenfotingar är långa och har många ben

   Centipedes are long and have many legs

   1. a centipede (any myriapod of the class Chilopoda)

      Synonym: enkelfoting

   2. a millipede (any myriapod of the class Diplopoda)

      Synonym: dubbelfoting

   3. a garden centipede (any myriapod of the class Symphyla)

      Synonym: dvärgfoting

   4. a pauropod (any myriapod in the class Pauropoda)

      Synonym: fåfoting

Other terms above are more technical. Tusenfoting is the everyday word for a long "insect" (actually not an insect) with many legs.

• tusenfoting in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tusenfoting in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tusenfoting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)