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centipede

/ˈsen.tɪ.piːd/

Traducción: Artrópodo depredador, principalmente nocturno, de cuerpo largo y segmentado, con un par de patas por segmento y el primer par modificado en apéndices venenosos para capturar presas.

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noun

B2formalcommon/ˈsen.tɪ.piːd/

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.

  • 🇪🇸Artrópodo depredador, principalmente nocturno, de cuerpo largo y segmentado, con un par de patas por segmento y el primer par modificado en apéndices venenosos para capturar presas.
  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.

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