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centipedal

centipedal adjective: of or resembling a centipede.

Adjective

centipedal (comparative more centipedal, superlative most centipedal)

  1. Of or resembling a centipede.
  2. Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.

Forms of centipedal

comparativemore centipedal
superlativemost centipedal

Origin of centipedal

From centipede + -al. By surface analysis, centi- + -pedal.

Questions about centipedal

What does centipedal mean?
Centipedal means of or resembling a centipede.
What part of speech is centipedal?
Centipedal is an adjective.

Words near centipedal in the dictionary

  1. centinodes
  2. centinormal
  3. centipawn
  4. centipawns
  5. centiped
  6. centipedal
  7. centipede
  8. centipede game
  9. centipede games
  10. centipede grass
  11. centipede grasses

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