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scolopendra

noun scol·o·pen·dra \ˈskä-lə-ˈpen-drə\

Definition of SCOLOPENDRA

:  centipede
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Origin of SCOLOPENDRA

New Latin, genus of centipedes, from Latin, a kind of millipede, from Greek skolopendra
First Known Use: 1608

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