Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 5 compound words that contain centipede. The most common are listed below. Open centipede in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- house centipedeA centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, native to the Mediterranean region but common in houses worldwide.
- sea centipedeAny of various polychete worms.
- centipede gameAn extensive form game in which two players take turns choosing either to take a slightly larger share of an increasing pot, or to pass the pot to the other player. The payoffs are arranged so that if one passes the pot to one's opponent …
- centipede grassEremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.
- centipede-eatersplural of centipede-eater: Any of various snakes, of the genus Aparallactus, native to Africa.
- garden centipedeA symphylan.
- soil centipedeAny of the Geophilomorpha, an order of eyeless centipedes with upwards of 27 leg-bearing segments.
- stone centipedeAny member of the Lithobiomorpha, a group of anamorphic centipedes.
- Amazonian giant centipedeScolopendra gigantea, the largest species of centipede, growing to 30 cm (12 in) and above, native to South America.
- Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipedeSynonym of Amazonian giant centipede: Scolopendra gigantea, the largest species of centipede, growing to 30 cm (12 in) and above, native to South America.
- centipede-eaterAny of various snakes, of the genus Aparallactus, native to Africa.
- centipede gamesplural of centipede game: An extensive form game in which two players take turns choosing either to take a slightly larger share of an increasing pot, or to pass the pot to the other player. The payoffs are arranged so that if one passes …
- centipede grassesplural of centipede grass: Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.
Compound words 5
- centipedelikeResembling or characteristic of a centipede.
- centipedalOf or resembling a centipede.
- pseudocentipedeA symphylan.
- centipedegrassAlternative spelling of centipede grass: Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.
- centipedegrassesplural of centipedegrass: Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.