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scolopendrid

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scol⋅o⋅pen⋅drid

  [skol-uh-pen-drid]
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–noun
any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
Origin:
< NL Scolopendrida order name, equiv. to scolopendr(a) (< Gk skolópendra millipede) + -ida -ida; see -id 2

Related forms:
scol⋅o⋅pen⋅drine  [skol-uh-pen-drahyn, -drin] , adjective
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scol·o·pen·drid   (skŏl'ə-pěn'drĭd)   
n.  Any of numerous centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, especially the larger ones, such as Scolopendra gigas of the West Indies.

[From New Latin Scolopendridae, family name, from Latin scolopendra, a kind of centipede, from Greek skolopendra, millipede.]
scol'o·pen'drine' (-drīn', -drĭn) adj.
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