ALL meanings of centipede
cen·ti·pede
C c - countable noun centipede A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs. 3
- noun centipede any carnivorous arthropod of the genera Lithobius, Scutigera, etc, having a body of between 15 and 190 segments, each bearing one pair of legs: class Chilopoda 3
- noun centipede 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 3
- noun centipede A predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs. 1
- noun centipede many-legged arthropod 1
- noun centipede any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs. 1
- noun centipede 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. 0