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centipede in Japanese

centipede in Japanese is 百足, ムカデ — centipede means a small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per segment.

centipede in Japanese

百足
noun
Pronounced: mukade
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.
ムカデ
noun
Pronounced: mukade
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.

What does "centipede" mean?

  1. noun A small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per segment.
    "A centipede scurried out from under the log."
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centipede in a sentence

  • A centipede scurried out from under the log.

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What is "centipede" in Japanese?

"centipede" in Japanese is 百足, ムカデ. centipede means: A small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per segment.

How do you pronounce 百足?

"centipede" in Japanese is 百足, pronounced "mukade".

How do you use "centipede" in a sentence?

Example: "A centipede scurried out from under the log." In Japanese, "centipede" is 百足, ムカデ.

Are there other ways to say "centipede" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "centipede": 百足, ムカデ.

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