\Cen"ti*ped\, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes,
pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened,
venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical
climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of
feet. [Written also {centipede} (?).]