Many desert animals such as centipedes…avoid the extreme mid-day heat (J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cen·ti·pede — /ˈsɛntəˌpiːd/ noun, pl pedes [count] : a small creature that is like an insect and that has a long, thin body and many legs … Useful english dictionary
centipede — cen·ti·pede … English syllables
centipede — cen•ti•pede [[t]ˈsɛn təˌpid[/t]] n. ivt any predaceous segmented arthropod of the class Chilopoda, with a pair of legs on each segment, the first pair being modified into poison fangs • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L centipeda. See centi , pede… … From formal English to slang
centipede — cen|ti|pede [ˈsentıpi:d] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: centipeda, from centi ( CENTI ) + pes foot ] a small creature like a ↑worm with a lot of very small legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
centipede — cen|ti|pede [ sentı,pid ] noun count a very small insect with a long narrow body and many pairs of legs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
centipede — A venomous predatory arthropod of the order Chilopoda, characterized by one pair of legs per leg bearing segment. The venom is injected through the first pair of leglike appendages, modified into piercing claws; the bites may be painful and… … Medical dictionary
centiped — Centipede Cen ti*pede, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[ e]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order {Chilopoda}, found in tropical climates. they are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centipede — Cen ti*pede, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[ e]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order {Chilopoda}, found in tropical climates. they are many jointed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
