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1. (n.) centipede
any predaceous segmented arthropod of the class Chilopoda, with a pair of legs on each segment, the first pair being modified into poison fangs.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L centipeda. See centi -, -pede)
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1. (noun) centipede
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
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Sense: a type of very small worm-like animal with many legs.
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 Afrikaans: oorkruiper |
 Arabic: حَريش: إم أربعة وأربعين |
 Bulgarian: стоножка |
 Brazilian: centopeia |
 Czech: stonožka |
 German: der Tausendfüßler |
 Danish: skolopender |
 Greek: σαρανταποδαρούσα |
 Spanish: ciempiés |
 Estonian: sadajalg |
 Farsi: هزار پا |
 Finnish: juoksujalkainen |
 French: mille-pattes |
 Hebrew: מַרבֵּה-רַגלָייִם |
 Hindi: शतपाद |
 Croatian: stonoga |
 Hungarian: százlábú |
 Indonesian: kelabang |
 Icelandic: margfætla |
 Italian: centopiedi |
 Japanese: むかで |
 Korean: 지네류 |
 Lithuanian: šimtakojis |
 Latvian: simtkājis |
 Malay: lipan |
 Dutch: duizendpoot |
 Norwegian: tusenbein |
 Polish: stonoga |
 Persian: هزار پا |
 Pashto: يوډول حشره يا چينجى چه ډي |
 Portuguese: centopeia |
 Romanian: miriapod |
 Russian: сороконожка |
 Slovak: stonožka |
 Slovenian: stonoga |
 Serbian: stonoga |
 Swedish: tusenfoting |
 Thai: ตะขาบ |
 Turkish: kırkayak |
 Taiwanese: 蜈蚣 |
 Ukrainian: стонога |
 Urdu: کئی ٹانگوں والا کیڑا |
 Vietnamese: con rết |
 Chinese: 蜈蚣 |
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