centipede
Translation
centipede
Examples
A centipede crawled across the floor.
A centipede crawled across the floor.
Some centipedes are venomous.
Some centipedes are venomous.
Grammar Patterns
a/the centipede (an arthropod) I saw a centipede in the garden.
Similar Words
Synonyms: millipede, insect, bug
Etymology
From Latin 'centum' (hundred) + 'pes, pedis' (foot). It literally means 'hundred-foot'.
Memory Tips
Picture an insect with a 'century' (100) of feet.