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hundred-legs

hundred-legs noun: a centipede.

Noun

hundred-legs (plural hundred-legs)

  1. (uncommon) A 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)

Forms of hundred-legs

pluralhundred-legs

Origin of hundred-legs

A calque of Latin centipēs.

Questions about hundred-legs

What does hundred-legs mean?
Hundred-legs means a centipede.
What part of speech is hundred-legs?
Hundred-legs is a noun.
What is the plural of hundred-legs?
The plural of hundred-legs is hundred-legs.

Words near hundred-legs in the dictionary

  1. hundred-dollar hamburger
  2. hundred-dollar hamburgers
  3. hundred-dollar word
  4. hundred-dollar words
  5. hundred-handed
  6. hundred-legs
  7. hundred-millionth
  8. hundred-millionths
  9. hundred-percent
  10. hundred-something
  11. hundred-thousandaire

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