Main Entry:

cen·ti·pede

Pronunciation:

\ˈsen-tə-ˌpēd\

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 illustration]