First Known Use: 1608
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scolopendra
noun scol·o·pen·dra \ˈskä-lə-ˈpen-drə\
Definition of SCOLOPENDRA
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Origin of SCOLOPENDRA
New Latin, genus of centipedes, from Latin, a kind of millipede, from Greek skolopendra
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