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Definition of Centipede
1. 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.
Group relationships: Chilopoda, Class Chilopoda
Specialized synonyms: House Centipede, Scutigera Coleoptrata
Definition of Centipede
1. Noun. A segmented arthropod of class ''Chilopoda'' with a large number of legs, traditionally one hundred (though most species have far fewer.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Centipede
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Medical Definition of Centipede
1. A venomous predatory arthropod of the order Chilopoda, characterised by one pair of legs per leg-bearing segment. The venom is injected through the first pair of leg-like appendages, modified into piercing claws; the bites may be painful and locally necrotic, but seldom are dangerous, except to very young children. Genera found in the U.S. Include Scutigera, Lithobius, Scolopendra, and Geophilus. Origin: L. Centum, hundred, + pes (ped-), foot (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centipede
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