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| Noun | 1. A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet.[Websters]. | |
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"CENTIPED" is a common misspelling or typo for: centipede. |
Date "CENTIPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Centiped \Cen"ti*ped\, noun. [Latin expression centipeda; centum hundred pes, pedis, foot: compare to the French expression centip[`e]de.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CENTIPED
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their bite is poisonous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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