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cen⋅ti⋅pede

  [sen-tuh-peed]
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–noun
any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L centipeda. See centi-, -pede

Related forms:
cen⋅tip⋅e⋅dal  [sen-tip-i-dl, sen-tuh-peed-l] , adjective
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cen·ti·pede   (sěn'tə-pēd')   
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.

[Latin centipeda : centi-, centi- + pēs, ped-, foot; see -ped.]
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Word Origin & History

centipede 
1646, from L. centipeda, from centum "hundred" + pedis gen. of pes "foot" (see foot).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cen·ti·pede
Pronunciation: 'sent-&-"pEd
Function: noun
: any member of the class Chilopoda of long flattened many-segmentedpredaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
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centipede   (sěn'tə-pēd')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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