Julus

noun

Ju·​lus

ˈjüləs

: a widely distributed genus of millipedes that is the type of the family Julidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ioulos catkin, down, wood louse; perhaps akin to Latin volvere to roll

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Rhymes for Julus

• clueless
• shoeless
• viewless