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    centipede

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Insects
    cen·ti·pede /ˈsentəpiːd/ noun [countable]  centipede.jpg HBIa small creature like a worm with a lot of very small legs 百足虫，蜈蚣
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    centipede• And having bites on my face from a very large centipede.    Origin centipede (1600-1700) Latin centipeda, from centi- ( → CENTI-) + pes “foot”
    cen·ti·pede nounChineseSyllable
    with like creature a worm a Corpus small a


    centipede
    cen‧ti‧pede /ˈsentəpiːd, ˈsentɪpiːd/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: centipeda, from centi- ( ⇨ centi-) + pes 'foot'

    a small creature like a worm with a lot of very small legs


    centi·pedeBrE /ˈsentɪpiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsentɪpiːd/ 🔊 nouna small creature like an insect, with a long thin body and many legs 蜈蚣