SCOLOPENDRIDAE

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpendrəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Scolopendra, type genus + -idae

: a large cosmopolitan family of centipedes of which Scolopendra is the type

• scol·o·pen·drine | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|penˌdrīn, -_drə̇n adjective