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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chilopod, forty legs, hundred-legs
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fast crab, scrambling dragon
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arthropod
Narrower terms: house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata
History
Etymology
From French centipède, from Latin centipeda, centipēs, from centi- (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”); equivalent to centi- + -pede.
Across languages
Translations
164 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Acehnese:
limpeuën
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Afrikaans:
duisendpoot
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Alabama:
iyyilawa
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Albanian:
shumëkëmbësh
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Arabic:
أُمّ أَرْبَعَة وَأَرْبَعِين
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Assamese:
চেলা
(sela)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Asturian:
ciempiés
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Asturian:
milpates
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Azerbaijani:
qırxayaq
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Bahnar:
kơep
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
West Coast Bajau:
melipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Banjarese:
halilipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Belarusian:
саракано́жка
(sarakanóžka)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Bengali:
কেন্নো
(kennō)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Bau Bidayuh:
ripapien
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Bulgarian:
стоно́жка
(stonóžka)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Burmese:
ကင်းခြေများ
(kang:hkre-mya:)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Catalan:
centpeus
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Cebuano:
ulahipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Chepang:
साव्
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Chinese Cantonese:
百足
(baak3 zuk1)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Chinese Cantonese:
蜈蚣
(ng4 gung1)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Chinese Mandarin:
蜈蚣
(wúgōng)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Czech:
stonožka
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Danish:
skolopender
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Darkinjung:
búrranburran
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Dutch:
duizendpoot
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Egyptian:
z:p-pA-A-L5
(zpꜣ)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Esperanto:
centpiedulo
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Estonian:
sadajalgne
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Finnish:
juoksujalkainen
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
French:
scolopendre
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Galician:
cempés
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Galician:
escoupoleión
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Galician:
rapacodelas
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Galician:
cerradela
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Georgian:
ცხრაფეხა
(cxrapexa)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
German:
Tausendfüßler
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
German:
Tausendfüßer m Hundertfüßler
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
German:
Hundertfüßer
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Greek:
σαρανταποδαρούσα
(sarantapodaroúsa)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Ancient Greek:
ἴουλος
(íoulos)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Haitian Creole:
miryapod
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Haitian Creole:
annipye
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hawaiian:
kanapī
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hebrew:
נָדָל
(nadal)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
कनखजूरा
(kanakhjūrā)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
खजूरा
(khajūrā)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
कनसलाई
(kanaslāī)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
शतपाद
(śatpād)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
शतपद
(śatpad)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
शतपदी
(śatapdī)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
गोजर
(gojar)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hindi:
चालीसपद
(cālīspad)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Hungarian:
százlábú
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Icelandic:
margfætla
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Ilocano:
gayadan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Indonesian:
kelabang
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Indonesian:
lipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Irish:
céadchosach
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Italian:
centopiedi
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Jamaican Creole:
forty leg
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Japanese:
百足
(mukade)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kapampangan:
laipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kavalan:
Rusipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kazakh:
қырықаяқ
(qyryqaäq)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kazakh:
ерінаяқты
(erınaäqty)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Khasi:
ktiar
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Khmer:
ក្អែប
(kʼaep)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Korean:
지네
(jine)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Central Kurdish:
سەدپێ
(sedpê)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Northern Kurdish:
sedpê
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kyrgyz:
кырк аяк
(kırk ayak)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Kyrgyz:
миң аяк
(miŋ ayak)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Lao:
ເຂັບ
(khep)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Lao:
ຈະເຂັບ
(cha khep)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Lao:
ຈີ່ເຂັບ
(chī khep)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Lao:
ສະຕະບາດ
(sa ta bāt)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Latin:
centipeda
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Latin:
scolopendra
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Latvian:
simtkāji
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Linngithigh:
mbiwgh
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Lithuanian:
lūpakojai
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Macedonian:
стоногалка
(stonogalka)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Maguindanao:
layupan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Malay:
lipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Malay:
sepesan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Malay:
kelabang
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Malayalam:
പഴുതാര
(paḻutāra)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Maltese:
ċentupied
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Māori:
weri
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Māori:
wakapihau
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Maranao:
ginigid
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Central Melanau:
belipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Minangkabau:
lipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Minangkabau:
sipasan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
жаран хөлт
(žaran xölt)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
зуун хөлт
(zuun xölt)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
чичүүр
(čičüür)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
чичүүр хорхой
(čičüür xorxoj)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠨ ᠬᠥᠯᠲᠦ
(ǰiran qöltü)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠥᠯᠲᠦ
(ǰaɣun qöltü)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
ᠴᠢᠴᠢᠭᠦᠷ
(čičigür)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Mongolian:
ᠴᠢᠴᠢᠭᠦᠷ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠬᠠᠢ
(čičigür qoroqai)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tagal Murut:
nipal
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tagal Murut:
ripal
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Nahuatl:
petlazolcoatl
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Nandi:
kimorin
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Navajo:
jááłánii
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Navajo:
jáád łánii
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Nepali:
खजुरो
(khajuro)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Norman:
bête à chent pids
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Norwegian:
skolopender
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Persian:
صدپا
(sad-pâ)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Persian:
پرپا
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Polish:
stonoga
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Polish:
parecznik
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Portuguese:
centopeia
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Portuguese:
lacraia
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Portuguese:
centípede
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Portuguese:
quilópode
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Quechua:
pachakchaki
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Romanian:
centiped
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Russian:
сороконо́жка
(sorokonóžka)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Sanskrit:
वृश्चिक
(vṛścika)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Serbo-Croatian:
стонога
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Serbo-Croatian:
stonoga
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Sicilian:
centu-pedi
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Slovak:
stonožka
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Slovene:
stonoga
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Spanish:
ciempiés
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Spanish:
escolopendra
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Spanish:
cientopiés
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Sranan Tongo:
lusumbe
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Sundanese:
babakaur
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Swahili:
tandu
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Swedish:
enkelfoting
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Swedish:
tusenfoting
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tagalog:
alupihan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tajik:
чилпо
(čilpo)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tajik:
ҳазорпо
(hazorpo)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tamil:
பூரான்
(pūrāṉ)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tarifit:
tamšeṭ n iysan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Thai:
ตะขาบ
(dtà-kàap)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Tibetan:
རྟ་བླ
(rta bla)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Turkish:
çıyan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Ottoman Turkish:
قرق آیاق
(kırk ayak)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Turkmen:
köpaýak
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Ukrainian:
сороконі́жка
(sorokonížka)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Unami:
mèxelkatas
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Urdu:
کَنْکَھجُورا
(kankhajūrā)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Uyghur:
سەكسەنپۇت
(seksenput)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Uyghur:
كىركەك قۇرۇت
(kirkek qurut)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Uzbek:
qirqoyoq
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Uzbek:
mingoyoq
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Vietnamese:
rết
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Vietnamese:
rít
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Vietnamese:
tít
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Waray-Waray:
ulalahipan
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Welsh:
neidr gantroed
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Woiwurrung:
dirran-marrak
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Yiddish:
סענטיפּעדע
(sentipede)
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Zazaki:
şaney ceniya
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda
Zhuang:
sipndangj
— a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda