scolopendrid

American

[skol-uh-pen-drid] / ˌskɒl əˈpɛn drɪd /

noun

any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.

scolopendrid British

/ ˌskɒləˈpɛndrɪd /

noun

any centipede of the family Scolopendridae, including some large and poisonous species

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Other Word Forms

scolopendrine

adjective

Etymology

Origin of scolopendrid

< New Latin Scolopendrida order name, equivalent to scolopendr ( a ) (< Greek skolópendra millipede) + -ida -ida; see -id ²

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