Centipede Definition

sĕntə-pēd

centipedes

noun

Any of a class (Chilopoda) of elongated, many-segmented, insect-eating arthropods with a pair of legs to each segment, the front pair being modified into poison claws.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
nemertinea
monoplacophora
entoprocta
chordata
ectoprocta
chilopoda
insect
boat
arthropod

Other Word Forms of Centipede

Noun

Singular:

centipede

Plural:

centipedes

Origin of Centipede

From French centipède, from Latin centi- (“hundred”), + -pede (“feet”)

From Wiktionary
Latin centipeda centi- centi- pēs ped- foot –ped

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition