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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'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe arthropods with numerous body segments and leg pairs.
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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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