enkelfoting

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enkelfotingar

Etymology

From enkel (“single”) +‎ fot (“foot”) +‎ -ing, from having one pair of legs per body segment.

Noun

enkelfoting c

  1. (zoology) a centipede (any myriapod of the class Chilopoda)
  2. (zoology, in the plural) Chilopoda

Usage notes

Called a tusenfoting in everyday language.

Declension

Declension of enkelfoting
nominative genitive
singular indefinite enkelfoting enkelfotings
definite enkelfotingen enkelfotingens
plural indefinite enkelfotingar enkelfotingars
definite enkelfotingarna enkelfotingarnas

References

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