n.
Pronunciation: ' sen-t ə - ˌ p ē d
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1601
: any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
centipede