forty legs

noun

A centipede.

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Meanings

nounforty legs (uncountable)

alternative forty-legs

  1. uncountableA centipede.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
centipede

Origin

From forty + legs.

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APA

forty legs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20legs

MLA

“forty legs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20legs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forty legs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20legs.

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