centipede

cen·ti·pede  (snt-pd)

n.

Any of various wormlike arthropods of the class Chilopoda, having a flattened body composed of segments, each bearing a pair of jointed appendages. The appendages of the foremost body segment are modified into venomous biting organs with which it preys on insects, such as cockroaches.

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[Latin centipeda : centi-, centi- + ps, ped-, foot; see -ped.]

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centipede [ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any carnivorous arthropod of the genera Lithobius, Scutigera, etc., having a body of between 15 and 190 segments, each bearing one pair of legs: class Chilopoda See also myriapod

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centipede  (snt-pd)

Any of various flattened, wormlike arthropods of the class Chilopoda, whose bodies are divided into many segments, each with one pair of legs. The front legs are modified into venomous pincers used to catch prey. Compare millipede.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

centipede - chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin Chilopoda, class Chilopoda - arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata - long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars

Translations

centipede [ˈsentɪpiːd] N → ciempiés m inv

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centipede [ˈsɛntɪpiːd] n → mille-pattes m inv

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centipede

n → Tausendfüßler m

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centipede [ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd] n → millepiedi m inv, centopiedi m inv

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centipede [ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd] n → millepiedi m inv, centopiedi m inv

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centipede

n centipede [ˈsentipiːd]

a type of very small worm-like animal with many legs. oorkruiper حَريش: إم أربعة وأربعين стоножка stonožka skolopender der Tausendfüßler σαρανταποδαρούσα ciempiés sadajalg هزار پا tuhatjalkainen mille-pattes מַרבֵּה-רַגלָייִם शतपाद stonoga százlábú kelabang margfætla centopiedi むかで 지네류 šimtakojis simtkājis lipan duizendpoot tusenbein stonoga centopeia miriapod сороконожка stonožka stonoga stonoga tusenfoting ตะขาบ kırkayak 蜈蚣 стонога کئی ٹانگوں والا کیڑا con rết 蜈蚣