centipede

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
arthropod
Narrower (hyponyms)
house centipede

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