Transcription
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- [sen-tuh-peed]
- /ˈsɛn təˌpid/
- /ˈsen.tɪ.piːd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sen-tuh-peed]
- /ˈsɛn təˌpid/
Definitions of centipede word
- countable noun centipede A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs. 3
- noun centipede any carnivorous arthropod of the genera Lithobius, Scutigera, etc, having a body of between 15 and 190 segments, each bearing one pair of legs: class Chilopoda 3
- noun centipede any of a class (Chilopoda) of elongated, many-segmented, insect-eating arthropods with a pair of legs to each segment, the front pair being modified into poison claws 3
- noun centipede any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs. 1
- noun centipede A predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs. 1
- noun centipede many-legged arthropod 1
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Origin of centipede
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
From the Latin word centipeda, dating back to 1595-1605. See centi-, -pede
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Parts of speech for Centipede
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centipede popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for centipede
noun centipede
- maggot — a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
- caterpillar — A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.
- worm — Write-Once Read-Many
- larva — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- insect — any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
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