"centipedal" meaning in English

See centipedal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more centipedal [comparative], most centipedal [superlative]
Etymology: From centipede + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|centipede|al}} centipede + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} centipedal (comparative more centipedal, superlative most centipedal)
  1. Of or resembling a centipede.
    Sense id: en-centipedal-en-adj-QSaDOkB4
  2. Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
    Sense id: en-centipedal-en-adj-G7tDVKD2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 8 92

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