Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

plural of centipede

Of or resembling a centipede. / Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.

A centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, native to the Mediterranean region but common in houses worldwide.

Any of various polychaete worms

Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States.

plural of centipede game

(game theory) 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 the pot to one's opponent and the opponent takes the pot on the next round, one receives slightly less than if one had taken the pot on this round, but after an additional switch the potential payoff will be higher. Therefore, although at each round a player has an incentive to take the pot, it would be better for them to wait.

plural of sea centipede

A symphylan.