centopeia

See also: centopéia

Portuguese

centopeia

Alternative forms

(obsolete) centopéia

Etymology

From Latin centipēs, centum (“a hundred”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + pēs (“foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.to.ˈpɛj.a/

Noun

centopeia f (plural centopeias)

centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)

Synonyms

quilópode, cempés

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