Centipede
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(As a noun)
Centipede ( noun )
A predatory arthropod with a flattened, segmented body and many legs, typically around 30 pairs of legs, that is found in soil and leaf litter.
Origin:
The word centipede is derived from the latin words centum, meaning "hundred," and pedis, meaning "foot". it refers to the many legs of the creature.
Examples:
- The centipede was hiding under a rock.
- I saw a centipede crawling on the floor.
- The centipede's venomous bite can cause severe pain and swelling.
- The centipede scurried across the wall.
- I was afraid of the centipede, so I killed it.
(As a verb)
Centipede ( verb )
A predatory arthropod with a flattened, segmented body and many legs, typically around 30 pairs of legs, that is found in soil and leaf litter.
Origin:
The word centipede is derived from the latin words centum, meaning "hundred," and pedis, meaning "foot". it refers to the many legs of the creature.
Examples:
- The centipede was hiding under a rock.
- I saw a centipede crawling on the floor.
- The centipede's venomous bite can cause severe pain and swelling.
- The centipede scurried across the wall.
- I was afraid of the centipede, so I killed it.