centipede

Definitions

centi- (hundred) + ped (foot) = 'hundred-footed.' The name exaggerates — most centipedes have far fewer than a hundred legs — but the count-the-feet logic is the same as biped and quadruped.

Common Collocations

• 1.venomous centipede有毒的蜈蚣
• 2.giant centipede巨型蜈蚣

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A centipede scurried under the damp log.

• 2.

  Despite its name, a centipede rarely has exactly a hundred legs.