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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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Word Origin & History

centipede 
1646, from L. centipeda, from centum "hundred" + pedis gen. of pes "foot" (see foot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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