centipedelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a centipede.

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Meanings

adjectivecentipedelike (comparative more centipedelike, superlative most centipedelike)

comparative more centipedelike · superlative most centipedelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a centipede.

    THE symphylans are small, slender, soft-bodied, progoneate, centipedelike arthropods with long antennae, 12 pairs of legs in the adult stage, and two tapering, unjointed appendages projecting from the rear end of the body (fig. 71 A).

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Origin

From centipede + -like.

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APA

centipedelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centipedelike

MLA

“centipedelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centipedelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centipedelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centipedelike.

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