Definition
A long, segmented arthropod with many pairs of legs, typically living in soil or under rocks.
Etymology
From Latin 'centipeda' (hundred-footed), combining 'centum' (hundred) and 'pes' (foot). The word is a literal Latin name for the creature, though centipedes rarely have exactly 100 legs.
Kelly Says
Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment and can have anywhere from 20 to 350+ legs, so the 'hundred' in their name is actually false advertising—but the name stuck because when people first described them, they just counted 'lots of legs' and approximated.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንቲፔዳል
sɛn.ti.pe.dal
ARالعربية
ألف قدم
al-f kadam
CACatalà
centípede
sen.ti.pe.de
CSČeština
stovkonožka
sto.vo.no.žka
DADansk
hundredebenet
hun.dre.de.be.net
DEDeutsch
Hundertfüßer
hun.dert.fyu.ser
ELΕλληνικά
ακατακόρυφος
a-ka-ta-ko-ry.fos
ESEspañol
centopedeo
sen.to.pe.deo
FISuomi
sadanjalka
sa.dan.jal.ka
FRFrançais
centpede
sɛ̃.tə.ped
GUGU
સેન્ટીપેડ
sɛn.ti.pe.d
HAHA
senta nornormal
sɛn.ta noːr.ma.l
HEעברית
מילפדים
mil-pa-dim
HIहिन्दी
सैकड़ा पैर वाला
sa-ka-dra pa-ir wa-la
HUMagyar
ezerlábú
e.zer.lá.bu
IDBahasa Indonesia
serangga berkaki seribu
se-ran-ga berkaki se-ri-bu
IGIG
senta nornormal
sɛn.ta noːr.ma.l
ITItaliano
centopede
tʃɛn.to.pe.de
KKKK
сентипедаль
sɛn.ti.pe.dal'
KMKM
សែនទីប៉ាល
saɛn.ti.paːl
MRMR
सेन्टिपेड
sɛn.ti.pe.d
MSBahasa Melayu
serangga berkaki seribu
se-ran-ga berkaki se-ri-bu
MYမြန်မာ
စင်တီပေးဒယ်
sɪn.ti.pe.daɪ
NLNederlands
honderdpoot
hon.derd.poot
NONorsk
hundrebenet
hun.dre.be.net
PAPA
ਸੈਂਟੀਪੇਡ
sɛn.ti.pe.d
PLPolski
setki nog
set.ki no.g
PTPortuguês
centípedo
sen.ti.pe.do
RORomână
centipedă
cen.ti.pe.dă
RUРусский
муравейник
mura.ve.jnik
SVSvenska
hundrafotad
hun.dra.fo.tad
SWKiswahili
mwanamke
mwa.na.m.ke
TAதமிழ்
நூறுகால்
noo.ru.kaal
TEతెలుగు
శతాంగులి
shat.aṁ.gu.li
THไทย
แมลงศัตรู
maeng-lang-sa-truu
TLTL
sentropede
sen.tro.pe.de
TRTürkçe
yüzgeçli
yüz.geç.li
UKУкраїнська
тисячноногий
ty.si.ach.no.no.hiy
URاردو
سِنٹِیپِڈ
sin.ti.pe.d
VITiếng Việt
chín chân
chin chan
YOYO
centipede
sen.ti.pe.de
ZUZU
isentipedi
i.sen.ti.pe.di