centipede
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Etymology[edit]
From French centipède, from Latin centi- (“hundred”), + -pede (“feet”)
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centipede (plural centipedes)
- A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda with a large number of legs, traditionally one hundred (though most species have far fewer.)
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a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
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Noun[edit]
centipede
- ablative singular of centipēs