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centipede vs house centipede

house centipede vs centipede

centipede and house centipede both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
centipede Yes No No No
house centipede Yes No No No
As nouns, house centipede is a hyponym of centipede; that is, house centipede is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than centipede:
  • 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
  • house centipede: long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
Other hyponyms of centipede include Scutigera coleoptrata.
centipede (noun) house 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 long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
Difference between centipede and house centipede

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