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The organizational architecture is really that a centipede walks on hundred legs and one or two don't count. So if I lose one or two legs, the process will go on, the organization will go on, the growth will go on.
Mukesh Ambani

Meaning of "centipede" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTIPEDE

centipede  [ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTIPEDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centipede is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENTIPEDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

centipede

Centipede

Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of legs, e.g. 15 or 17 pairs of legs. Therefore, there is no centipede with exactly 100 legs. A key trait uniting this group is a pair of venom claws or forcipules formed from a modified first appendage. Centipedes are a predominantly carnivorous taxon.:168 Centipedes normally have a drab coloration combining shades of brown and red. Cavernicolous and subterranean species may lack pigmentation and many tropical scolopendromorphs have bright aposematic colours. Size can range from a few millimetres in the smaller lithobiomorphs and geophilomorphs to about 30 cm in the largest scolopendromorphs. Centipedes can be found in a wide variety of environments. Worldwide, there are estimated to be 8,000 species of centipede, of which 3,000 have been described. Centipedes have a wide geographical range, reaching beyond the Arctic Circle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTIPEDE


airspeed
ˈɛəˌspiːd
anguipede
ˈæŋɡwɪˈˌpiːd
cirrhipede
ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd
cirripede
ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd
fissipede
ˈfɪsɪˌpiːd
Godspeed
ˈɡɒdˈspiːd
groundspeed
ˈɡraʊndˌspiːd
impede
ɪmˈpiːd
maxillipede
mækˈsɪlɪˌpiːd
millepede
ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd
millipede
ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd
multipede
ˈmʌltɪˌpiːd
multispeed
ˈmʌltɪˌspiːd
speed
spiːd
stampede
stæmˈpiːd
superspeed
ˈsuːpərˌspiːd
velocipede
vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTIPEDE

centiare
centigrade
centigram
centigramme
centile
centiliter
centilitre
centillion
centillionth
centime
centimeter
centimetre
centimetre-gram-second
centimetric
centimorgan
centipoise
centner
cento
centoist
centonate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTIPEDE

accede
antecede
Bede
brede
cede
concede
Enschede
Ganymede
glede
intercede
Mede
precede
recede
rede
retrocede
Runnymede
secede
suede
supersede
swede

Synonyms and antonyms of centipede in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centipede» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTIPEDE

Find out the translation of centipede to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centipede from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centipede» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜈蚣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciempiés
570 millions of speakers

English

centipede
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालीसपद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حريش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сороконожка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centopéia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শতপদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mille-pattes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lipan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tausendfüßler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ムカデ類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지네
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lipan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con rít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செண்டிப்பேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेंटिपाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırkayak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

millepiedi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stonoga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сороконіжка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centiped
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαρανταποδαρούσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

centipede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tusenfoting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tusenbein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centipede

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTIPEDE»

The term «centipede» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTIPEDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about centipede

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QUOTES WITH «CENTIPEDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word centipede.
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Mukesh Ambani
The organizational architecture is really that a centipede walks on hundred legs and one or two don't count. So if I lose one or two legs, the process will go on, the organization will go on, the growth will go on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTIPEDE»

Discover the use of centipede in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centipede and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Centipede
A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, predators, habitat, and lifespan of centipedes.
Karen Hartley, Chris Macro, Philip Taylor, 2006
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede: A Story to Make You Squirm
"Come on! Let's peep at it!"They crawled the rest of the way up the tunnel towards the light.Harry is a poisonous centipede but he's not very brave. Still, he is the star of this seriously squirmy story.
Lynne Reid Banks, 2012
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Centipede
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of centipedes.
Karen D. Povey, 2004
4
Harry the Poisonous Centipede’s Big Adventure
Another deliciously squirmy story about Harry the Poisonous Centipede, with all of Lynne Reid Banks’s usual charm and humour. Tony Ross’s wonderful illustrations perfectly capture the small world of Harry.
Lynne Reid Banks, 2013
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Centipede's One Hundred Shoes
A little centipede buys shoes to protect his feet but finds that they are a lot of trouble to put on and take off.
‎2003
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Speed, Speed Centipede!: Counting by Tens
Introduces counting by tens by counting the number of feet that a centipede travels.
Michael Dahl, 2005
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes To Sea
Harry the Poisonous Centipede is now quite brave, but nothing can prepare him for this next adventure!
Lynne Reid Banks, 2010
8
Cecil Centipede's Career
The author first composed this story for a class assignment in grade school and re-discovered it years later stashed away in a box of long forgotten memories.
Betsy Ramsay, Therese Christman, 2005
9
Insects and Spiders of the World
These long, flattened animals are named for their many legs. Centipedes are fierce predators, injecting poison into prey using fangs that evolved from the first pair of legs. ▻ The internal anatomy of a male centipede. The malphigian tubule is ...
‎2003
10
The Biology of Centipedes
The effect of centipede bites on man There is an extensive and scattered literature on the effect of centipede bites, recently reviewed by Biicherl (1971) and Minelli (1977). Unfortunately the former author does not give a complete bibliography ...
J. G. E. Lewis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTIPEDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centipede is used in the context of the following news items.
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Redheaded centipede that can catch a BAT discovered in a park in …
Anyone with chilopodophobia - that is, a fear of centipedes - may want to look away now. Meet the Texas redheaded centipede - a giant creepy ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Scientists Find Deepest Living Centipede in the World
A group of overseas experts realized a centipede that really is considered the intimate ground breaking centipede anywhere in the industry. «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»
3
Teen Pulls 4-inch Long Centipede out of his Ear
A teenager in Arkansas who was suffering from a severe earache was left stunned when he pulled out a 4-inch centipede. Can you say gross? «NBC 6 South Florida, Jul 15»
4
Film Review – The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Those familiar with his already iconic Human Centipede series will likely not refute this claim. The 2009 original caused a stir for its premise ... «Impact Magazine, Jul 15»
5
The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)
Back in 2011, Trey Parker came up with a hilarious satirical spin on Tom Six's first Human Centipede film, in the South Park episode ... «The List, Jul 15»
6
Mail remembers: Sizzling weather and a giant centipede is a boost …
They were led by Donisthorpe Scout Band and included in the line was the 'Rolleston Centipede' – 50 Cubs and Scouts in insect-like guise. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
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Operation Centipede aims to nab speeders
Hammond police Lt. Patrick Vicari waits for a tow truck to take a vehicle from Interstate 80/94 near Indianapolis Boulevard after arresting the ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
8
New species of centipede discovered in Croatia
A group of international scientists have discovered a new species of centipede deep under the surface in the caves of the Velebit mountain ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
9
Is The Human Centipede Scientifically Possible?
A human centipede - the brainchild of twisted filmmaker Tom Six - involves the connection of three or more humans, joined by mouth-to-anus ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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PICTURED: Huge centipede pulled out of teenager's ear after he …
A TEENAGER pulled this huge centipede out of his after he woke up in ... His mum Angela was on hand to put the terrifying centipede – which ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»

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