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centipede any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, carnivorous flattened animals with many segments, each bearing one pair of legs.
chilopod a member of the order Chilopoda, which contains the centipedes.
chilopodan a member of the order Chilopoda, which contains the centipedes.
chilopodous like a chilopod.
diplopod any myriapod of the class Diplopoda bearing two pairs of legs on each segment.
milleped a myriapod with many legs.
millepede a myriapod with many legs.
milliped a myriapod with many legs.
millipede a myriapod with many legs.
multiped an insect having many feet, as a myriapod.
multipede an insect having many feet, as a myriapod.
myriapod a millepede or centipede.
myriapodan of or like a myriapod.
myriapodous like a myriapod.
myriopod a millepede or centipede.
pauropod a minute myriapod, a millepede or centipede.
pillworm a millipede that curls up.
scolopendra a centipede of the genus Scolopendra of myriapods, including large tropical centipedes up to a foot in length.
scolopendrid any centipede of the family Scolopendridae.
shongololo (Nguni) a kind of millipede, having a hard shiny dark brown segmented exoskeleton.
songololo (Nguni) a kind of millipede, having a hard shiny dark brown segmented exoskeleton.