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scolopendrid

[ skol-uh-pen-drid ]
/ ˌskɒl əˈpɛn drɪd /
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noun
any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
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Origin of scolopendrid

<New Latin Scolopendrida order name, equivalent to scolopendr(a) (<Greek skolópendra millipede) + -ida-ida; see -id2

OTHER WORDS FROM scolopendrid

scol·o·pen·drine [skol-uh-pen-drahyn, -drin], /ˌskɒl əˈpɛn draɪn, -drɪn/, adjective

Words nearby scolopendrid

scolecite, scolex, scolion, scoliosis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, sconce, sconcheon
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British Dictionary definitions for scolopendrid

scolopendrid
/ (ˌskɒləˈpɛndrɪd) /
noun
any centipede of the family Scolopendridae, including some large and poisonous species

Derived forms of scolopendrid

scolopendrine (ˌskɒləˈpɛndraɪn, -drɪn), adjective

Word Origin for scolopendrid

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