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Etymology

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centipede +‎ -like

Adjective

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centipedelike (comparative more centipedelike, superlative most centipedelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a centipede.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “THE SYMPHYLA”, in Flexpub[1]:
      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).