centcames

Catalan

Etymology

From cent (“hundred”) +‎ cames (“legs”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌseŋˈka.məs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌseŋˈka.mes]

Noun

centcames m (invariable)

stone centipede (any centipede of the genus Lithobius)
centipede
Synonym: centpeus

Further reading

“centcames” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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