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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resembling or related to a centiped; pertaining to the Scolopendridæ or Scolopendrinæ; chilopod in a narrow sense.

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  • adjective (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.

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  • adjective zoology Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.

Etymologies

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Scolopendra +‎ -ine

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  • Pertaining to any centipede of the family Scolopendridae, including some large and poisonous species.

    July 7, 2018