centipede in Latin
centipede in Latin is centipeda, scolopendra — centipede means a small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per segment.
centipede in Latin
centipeda
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.
scolopendra
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?
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noun A small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per 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."
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centipede in a sentence
- 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.
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What is "centipede" in Latin?
"centipede" in Latin is centipeda, scolopendra. centipede means: A small, many-legged arthropod with a long, segmented body and one pair of legs per segment.
Are there other ways to say "centipede" in Latin?
Yes — Latin has 2 translations listed for "centipede": centipeda, scolopendra.
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