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Centiped

CENTIPED

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Noun.
An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their bite is poisonous.

Definition 2024


centiped

centiped

English

Noun

centiped (plural centipeds)

  1. Archaic form of centipede.