Centipede \Cen"ti*pede\, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred +
pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[`e]de.] (Zool.)
A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened,
venomous kinds of the order {Chilopoda}, found in tropical
climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of
feet. [Formerly also chi`lioi {centiped} (?).]
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