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Synonyms for centipede


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-tuh-peed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn təˌpid

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Définition of centipede

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French centipède, from Latin centipeda "many-footed insect," from centum "hundred" (see hundred) + pedis, genitive of pes "foot" (see foot (n.)).
  • As in vermin : noun pest
  • As in grub : noun larva
Example sentences :
  • You should be a centipede, Hal, instead of that forlorn biped, a bachelor.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • "He saw me walking in the Stad with the Centipede," Greta added.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Have you swallowed a centipede or has the cramp-colic griped you?
  • Extract from : « The Red Acorn » by John McElroy
  • Was the creature a centipede he would hardly have drumsticks to satisfy you!
  • Extract from : « Carl and the Cotton Gin » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • And the centipede laughed a cackling laugh and went in again.
  • Extract from : « Eskimo Folktales » by Unknown
  • If he had as many legs as a centipede, they would tire before night.
  • Extract from : « Being a Boy » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • T—— once watched one of them in desperate battle with a centipede.
  • Extract from : « Home Life on an Ostrich Farm » by Annie Martin
  • The stings of the centipede and other animals should be dealt with exactly as that of the scorpion.
  • Extract from : « A Guide to Health » by Mahatma Gandhi
  • During my stay there I was bitten by a Centipede on the ball of my thumb.
  • Extract from : « Torrey's Narrative » by William Torrey
  • It was no less than thirty feet long, but it was a centipede.
  • Extract from : « Planet of Dread » by Murray Leinster
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