Centipede
Centipede noun - 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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Synonyms for Centipede
Grasshopper and centipede are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grasshopper" instead a noun "Centipede".
Grasshopper
Grasshopper noun - Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping.
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Synonyms for Grasshopper
Centipede and grasshopper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Centipede" instead a noun "Grasshopper".
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Related pairs
- fly and centipede
- fly and grasshopper
- pest and centipede
- pest and grasshopper
- bug and centipede
- bug and grasshopper
- insect and centipede
- insect and grasshopper
- mosquito and centipede
- mosquito and grasshopper
- arthropod and centipede
- arthropod and grasshopper
- vermin and centipede
- vermin and grasshopper
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Averted in James and the Giant Peach where the only talking animals are giant invertebrates such as a centipede, a grasshopper, and a spider.
Source: What Measure Is a Non-Cute? -
In James and the Giant Peach, a starving Centipede first sees the Grasshopper as cheese and a drink bottle, then the Earthworm as a hot dog, and finally a seagull as a roast chicken.
Source: Meat-O-Vision -
Then the Spider tries to smack the Centipede and ends up hitting the Grasshopper.
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