English Explanatory Dictionary

centipede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
  2. A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centipede.wav

Word forms

centipede centipedes

Etymology

From French centipède, from Latin centipeda, centipēs, from centi- (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”); equivalent to centi- + -pede.

Synonyms

chilopod hundred-legs fast crab scrambling dragon

Related words

millipede myriapod

Derived words

centipedal centipede-eater centipede game centipede grass garden centipede house centipede pseudocentipede sea centipede soil centipede stone centipede
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