[sen-tuh-peed] 
| 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. |
| 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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