Centipede (disambiguation)
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A Centipede is an arthropod belonging to the class Chilopoda.
Centipede may also refer to:
Plants:
- Centipede grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, a lawn grass which looks much similar to Fescue grass.
- Centipede plant, Homalocladium platycladum. Also called Tapeworm Plant or Ribbon Bush.
Music
- Centipede, a character in Roald Dahl's book James and the Giant Peach
- Centipede (band), a UK jazz/progressive rock big band led by Keith Tippett.
- Centipede (song), a song by Rebbie Jackson.
- Centipede (album), an album by Rebbie Jackson.
Computer & video games (and related)
- Centipede (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game by Atari.
- Centipede (1998 video game), a remake of the original arcade game, also by Atari.
- Ode to a Centipede, a song by Buckner and Garcia. This song interpolated sounds from the video game "Centipede", and talked about how to play the game.
- Centipede, a villain in the computer game American McGee's Alice
Game theory (mathematics)
Other:
- Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, a 1940's diesel-electric locomotive by Baldwin Locomotive Works, nicknamed centipede for its 12 axles.