centipede
noun/ˈsɛntɪpiːd/
Frequency rank: #15,814 most common English word
Meaning
a long, flat invertebrate animal with many legs, one pair per body segment.
Example sentence
She screamed when she found centipede crawling across the bathroom floor.
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