hundred-legs

noun

A centipede.

OriginLatin centipēs →
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Meanings

nounhundred-legs (plural hundred-legs)
  1. uncommonA centipede.

    Serial homology is most strikingly manifested in such a creature as the hundred-legs, or centipede.

    The Month: An Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Science and Art (volume 13, page 148)

Synonyms & antonyms

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centipede

Origin

  1. Latincentipēs
  2. Englishhundred-legs

A calque of Latin centipēs.

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APA

hundred-legs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hundred-legs

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Chicago

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