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
- 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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