centipede

[US]/'sentɪpiːd/

[UK]/'sɛntɪpid/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long, many-legged insect resembling a worm

He dropped the centipede onto the Tiger Immortal's head.

Source: Journey to the West

Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

All the centipedes and spiders and snakes could come in.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

" Maybe some centipede" . - Wh-wh-wh-what? Going back to the centipede bit, why? What does that add?

Source: Gourmet Base

Then the centipede crawled along his mouth.

Source: Journey to the West

The centipede thinks about it and realizes that it has no idea.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

But the one thing that I couldn't find it is centipede.

Source: Gourmet Base

Wukong plucked one of his hairs and turned it into a centipede.

Source: Journey to the West

I don't think there's 11 tigers in it but maybe some centipede.

Source: Gourmet Base

Well, in that case, we could join my friends' competitive human centipede team.

Source: Humor University

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