centipedelike

English

Etymology

centipede +‎ -like

Adjective

centipedelike (comparative more centipedelike, superlative most centipedelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a centipede.
   • (Can we date this quote?), “THE SYMPHYLA”, in Flexpub‎^[1]:

     THE symphylans are small, slender, soft-bodied, progoneate, centipedelike arthropods with long antennae, 12 pairs of legs in the adult stage, and two tapering, unjointed appendages projecting from the rear end of the body (fig. 71 A).