house centipede
A centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, native to the Mediterranean region but common in…A centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, native to the Mediterranean region but common in houses worldwide.
Meaning
1 sensesA centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, native to the Mediterranean region but common in houses worldwide.
Spinnenläufer
- long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
Examples
5 sentencesOur house centipede has gotten freakishly large.
House centipedes avoid people.
Is it a house centipede?
"Don't kill it! It's a house centipede. It eats bugs." "But it's the grossest bug in the house..."
de„Nicht totmachen! Das ist ein Spinnenläufer. Der frisst Viecher.“ – „Aber der ist hier das schauderhafteste Viech im Haus.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
"Don't kill it! It's a house centipede. It eats bugs." "But it's the most horrible bug in the house..."
de„Nicht totmachen! Das ist ein Spinnenläufer. Der frisst Viecher.“ – „Aber der ist hier das schauderhafteste Viech im Haus.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From house + centipede.From house + centipede.
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Forms
plural: house centipedes| Singular | house centipede |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars:Scutigera coleoptrata