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centipede

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

A long, many-legged arthropod with a segmented body, one pair of legs per segment

蜈蚣

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
centiprefix
+
pedfoot
+
esuffix
=centipede

Common Collocations

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

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The centipede scurried across the floor with its many legs.

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