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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Centipede

/sĕn'-tĭp-ēdˌ/ · Cen·ti·pede · IPA /ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/
01 n. A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-joi…
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    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.(Zool.)