centipede

名词 n.
/ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — Centipedes differ from millipedes by having a single pair of legs on each body segment.
  2. A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat. obsolete

词形变化

centipedes plural centiped alternative,dated

词源

From French centipède, from Latin centipeda, centipēs, from centi- (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”); equivalent to centi- + -pede.
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