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Meaning of Centipede | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid

Definitions

  1. Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
  2. A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca qırxayaq
Bosanski lipan rit stonoga стонога
Català centpeus
Čeština stonožka
فارسی صدپا
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kanapī
עברית נדל
Hrvatski lipan rit stonoga стонога
Magyar százlábú
Bahasa Indonesia kelabang lipan pesan
Íslenska margfætla
Italiano centopiedi
日本語 百足
ខ្មែរ ក្អែប
한국어 지네
Kurdî ret
Македонски стоногалка
മലയാളം പഴുതാര
Bahasa Melayu kelabang lipan
Malti ċentupied
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကင်းခြေများ
Nederlands duizendpoot
Português centípede centopeia lacraia quilópode
Русский сороконожка
Српски lipan rit stonoga стонога
Kiswahili tandu
தமிழ் பூரான்
ไทย ตะขาบ
Tagalog alupihan
Türkçe çıyan kırkayak
Українська сороконіжка
Tiếng Việt rét rít tít

Examples

“Centipedes differ from millipedes by having a single pair of legs on each body segment.”
“The existence of millipedes, centipedes, insects, and spiders along-side the first tetrapods sustained a robust ecosystem in which most animals were predators or scavengers.”
“All centipedes (Chilopoda) and spiders (Aranea) are predatory and although they are often found on corpses their impact on the other fauna is not known.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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