Associations to the word «Centipede»

Wiktionary

CENTIPEDE, noun. Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
CENTIPEDE GRASS, noun. Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.

Dictionary definition

CENTIPEDE, 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.

Wise words

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