Synonyms for centipede

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sen-tuh-peed

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn təˌpid

Top 10 synonyms for centipede

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Définition of centipede

Origin : 1640s, from French centipède, from Latin centipeda "many-footed insect," from centum "hundred" (see hundred) + pedis, genitive of pes "foot" (see foot (n.)).

As in vermin : noun pest
As in grub : noun larva

Example sentences :

You should be a centipede, Hal, instead of that forlorn biped, a bachelor.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various

"He saw me walking in the Stad with the Centipede," Greta added.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

Have you swallowed a centipede or has the cramp-colic griped you?
Extract from : « The Red Acorn » by John McElroy

Was the creature a centipede he would hardly have drumsticks to satisfy you!
Extract from : « Carl and the Cotton Gin » by Sara Ware Bassett

And the centipede laughed a cackling laugh and went in again.
Extract from : « Eskimo Folktales » by Unknown

If he had as many legs as a centipede, they would tire before night.
Extract from : « Being a Boy » by Charles Dudley Warner

T—— once watched one of them in desperate battle with a centipede.
Extract from : « Home Life on an Ostrich Farm » by Annie Martin

The stings of the centipede and other animals should be dealt with exactly as that of the scorpion.
Extract from : « A Guide to Health » by Mahatma Gandhi

During my stay there I was bitten by a Centipede on the ball of my thumb.
Extract from : « Torrey's Narrative » by William Torrey

It was no less than thirty feet long, but it was a centipede.
Extract from : « Planet of Dread » by Murray Leinster

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