Do Centipedes have 100 legs as their name suggests?

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asked Apr 17, 2018 in Other-Education by Zxitor (280 points)
Do Centipedes have 100 legs as their name suggests?

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answered Apr 17, 2018 by Larry S (42,350 points)
Although centipede does mean 100 legs a centipede doesn't really have 100 legs.

The number of legs a centipede has depends on the length of the centipede and how many body segments make up the body of the centipede and a centipede usually has 1 pair of legs per body segment.

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