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centipede Definition


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centipede
noun
    1. Any of numerous species of terrestrial arthropod which have a long rather flat segmented body and usually either 15 or 23 pairs of legs, one pair for each body segment.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin centipeda, from centi- + pes foot.



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