centiped

centiped
Centipede Cen"ti*pede, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order {Chilopoda}, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet. [Formerly also chi`lioi {centiped} (?).] [1913 Webster]

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