How to pronounce centipede
American English pronunciation
SEN-tih-peed
- IPA
- /ˈsɛntɪˌpid/
- Syllables
- SEN · tih · peed (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What centipede means
A long crawling creature with one pair of legs on each body part
In a sentence: A centipede scurried out from under the flowerpot on dozens of legs.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning "hundred" and "foot," though different kinds have anywhere from about 20 to 300 legs.
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