centipede
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Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Machado notes that in arthropods, a group that includes the centipede, maternal care is associated with rough conditions.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
Mr Prendini is the curator of the spider, scorpion, centipede and millipede collections at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, according to the museum's website.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
The museum’s website lists Prendini as the curator of its spider, scorpion, centipede and millipede collections.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
My old heart started turning somersaults; and something that felt like a thousand-legged centipede jiggled its way up my spine.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Vocabulary lists containing centipede
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: cent
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cent (hundred), mill (thousand)
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