how to pronounce centipede
/ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd/
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centipede is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of centipede in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… a half man half centipede crime fighter …”
meanings 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.
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