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centipedelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From centipede + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a centipede.
   • THE symphylans are small, slender, soft-bodied, progoneate, centipedelike arthropods with long antennae, 12 pairs of legs in the adult stage, and two tapering, unjointed appendages projecting from the rear end of the body (fig. 71 A). (Can we date this quote?), “THE SYMPHYLA”, in Flexpub:

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