scolopendrid

[ skol-uh-pen-drid ]

noun

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

scolopendrid

/ ˌskɒləˈpɛndrɪd; ˌskɒləˈpɛndraɪn; -drɪn /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• scolopendrine, adjective

Other Words From

• scol·o·pen·drine [skol-, uh, -, pen, -drahyn, -drin], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolopendrid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolopendrid¹

C19: from New Latin Scolopendridae, from Latin scolopendra, from Greek skolopendra legendary sea-fish

Example Sentences

They occur in Lepisma, the Iulid, and several of the Scolopendrid.

From Project Gutenberg

The following is the structure, as to its organs, of the mouth of the myriapods, as exhibited by the centipedes (Scolopendrid).

From Project Gutenberg