CENTIPED, noun An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their bite is poisonous.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.