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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCentipede
/ˈsɛn.tɪ.piːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A predatory arthropod with a flattened body, multiple body segments, and a single pair of legs on each segment.
"A large centipede crawled out from under the damp log in the garden." - 2
A creeping grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions for lawns.
"The homeowner planted centipede grass because it thrives in acidic sandy soils."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'centipeda', combining 'centum' (meaning 'hundred') and 'pes' (meaning 'foot'). Entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe the multi-legged arthropod.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Centipede" is said worldwide
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mille-pattes
Transliteration: mil-pat
"Un mille-pattes a traversé le salon."
Hundertfüßer
Transliteration: hʊndɐtˌfyːsɐ
"Der Hundertfüßer versteckte sich unter dem Stein."
centopiedi
Transliteration: tʃɛntoˈpjɛdi
"Ho visto un centopiedi nel seminterrato umido."
ciempiés
Transliteration: sjemˈpjes
"El ciempiés se movía rápidamente entre las hojas secas."
centopeia
Transliteration: sẽtʊˈpɐjɐ
"A centopeia tem muitos pares de pernas."
कनखजूरा
Transliteration: kanakhajura
"बरसात के मौसम में कनखजूरा अक्सर दिखाई देते हैं।"
蜈蚣
Transliteration: wú gōng
"墙角爬过了一只大蜈蚣。"
지네
Transliteration: jine
"어두운 곳에서 지네를 발견했다."
ムカデ
Transliteration: mukade
Script: 百足
"庭の石の下にムカデが隠れていた。"
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