word
Centipede
SEH-ntih-peed
/ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
centipede
Dictionary meaning
Chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors.
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