English-Thai Dictionary
centipede
N ตะขาบ ta-kab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CENTIPED
n.An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their bite is poisonous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CENTIPED
Cen "ti *ped, n. Etym: [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes, pedis,foot: cf. F. centipède.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet. [Written also centipede (
New American Oxford Dictionary
centipede
cen ti pede |ˈsentəˌpēd ˈsɛn (t )əˌpid | ▶noun a predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs. [Class Chilopoda: several orders. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French centipède or Latin centipeda, from centum ‘a hundred ’ + pes, ped- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
centipede
centipede |ˈsɛntɪpiːd | ▶noun a predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs, the front pair being modified as poison fangs. ●Class Chilopoda: several orders. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French centipède or Latin centipeda, from centum ‘a hundred ’ + pes, ped- ‘foot ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
centipede
cen ti pede /séntəpìːd /名詞 C 〘虫 〙ムカデ (類 ).
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