— scolopendrine /skol'euh pen"druyn, -drin/ , adj.
/skol'euh pen"drid/ , n.
any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
[ Scolopendrida order name, equiv. to scolopendr ( a ) ( skolópendra millipede) + -ida -IDA; see -ID 2 ]