— centipedal /sen tip"i dl, sen'teuh peed"l/ , adj.
/sen"teuh peed'/ , n.
any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs.
[ 1595-1605; centipeda. See CENTI-, -PEDE ]