centipede
noun/ˈsentɪpiːd/
/ˈsentɪpiːd/
- a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body and many legsTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French centipède or Latin centipeda, from centum ‘a hundred’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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