centipede

noun2

1. •
   Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

   • Centipedes differ from millipedes by having a single pair of legs on each body segment. — 1993
2. •
   (no longer used) A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.