Synonyms of centipede
5 similar words
Another word for centipede is hundred-legs. Other synonyms of centipede are chilopod.
Synonyms and similar words for centipede
nounAny arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and...
- chilopodAny myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
- forty legsA centipede.
- hundred-legsA centipede.
nounA many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.
- fast crabSynonym of centipede (“many-oared Chinese smuggling boat”).
- scrambling dragonSynonym of centipede (“many-oared Chinese smuggling boat”).
Meaning of centipede
- noun Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
- noun A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.
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Questions about synonyms of centipede
- What is another word for centipede?
- Centipede has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hundred-legs and chilopod.
- What does centipede mean?
- Centipede means any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
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