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Related Terms:
scutigerid
segmented
chilopoda
geophilomorph
myriapod
house centipede
lithobiomorph
millipede
scutigeromorph
arthropod
centipedes
scolopendra
chilopod
scolopendrism
multipede
centi
forcipule
insect
scolopendriform
Definitions:
Noun
centipede
Definition: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
Definition: Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.