centopeia

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See also: centopéia

Portuguese

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centopeia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin centumpeda.[1][2] Doublet of centípede.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cen‧to‧pei‧a

Noun

centopeia f (plural centopeias)

  1. centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
    Synonyms: quilópode, cempés

References

  1. ^ centopeia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ centopeia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024