Ma'anar ƙamus na centipede doguwar arthropod ce mai ƙafafu da yawa na ajin Chilopoda, mai siffa mai lallausan jiki da kuma faratun guba a bayan kai. Ana samun centipedes a duk faɗin duniya kuma suna iya girma daga ƴan milimita zuwa tsayin santimita 30. Yawancin masu cin nama ne, suna ciyar da kwari da sauran ƙananan invertebrates. Sunan "centipede" ya fito daga kalmomin Latin "centi," ma'ana "dari," da "ped," ma'ana "ƙafa," kodayake yawancin nau'in centipedes suna da ƙasa da ƙafa 100 nesa ba kusa ba.