house centipede

Definitions of house centipede
  1. noun
    long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
    synonyms: Scutigera coleoptrata
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    type of:
    centipede
    chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
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