1. a long, thin arthropod with many pairs of legs, typically found in damp places

Examples

• A centipede scurried across the basement floor.
• She found a centipede hiding under the rock in her garden.
• The centipede had dozens of tiny legs moving in waves.
• Centipedes are carnivorous and hunt other small insects.
• He was startled when a centipede crawled out of the old log.
• The bathroom centipede disappeared into a crack in the wall.