centipede

A chiefly nocturnal, predatory arthropod with a long, flattened body composed of many segments, each bearing a pair of legs, and with the front pair modified into venomous claws for capturing prey.

• 🇷🇺Преимущественно ночное хищное членистоногое с длинным уплощённым телом, состоящим из множества сегментов, каждый из которых несёт пару ног, а передняя пара видоизменена в ядовитые когти для захвата добычи.

1. Nocturnal arthropod B2 formal

   A long, many-legged predatory arthropod that is active mainly at night, with a body divided into segments each bearing a pair of legs. The first pair of legs are modified into venomous claws for capturing prey.

   • A centipede scurried across the bathroom floor last night.
   • The centipede uses its front legs to inject venom into insects.
   • Some tropical centipedes can grow over 30 centimeters long.

   🇷🇺Ночное членистоногое

• centipedes plural form
• centipedes' possessive plural form
• centipede's possessive singular form