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单词 scolopendrid
释义

scolopendrid

[ skol-uh-pen-drid ]
/ ˌskɒl əˈpɛn drɪd /

noun

any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.

Origin of scolopendrid

<New Latin Scolopendrida order name, equivalent to scolopendr(a) (<Greek skolópendra millipede) + -ida-ida; see -id2

OTHER WORDS FROM scolopendrid

scol·o·pen·drine [skol-uh-pen-drahyn, -drin], /ˌskɒl əˈpɛn draɪn, -drɪn/, adjective

Words nearby scolopendrid

scolion, scoliosis, scoliotic, scoliotic pelvis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce
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Example sentences from the Web for scolopendrid

  • They occur in Lepisma, the Iulid, and several of the Scolopendrid.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
  • The following is the structure, as to its organs, of the mouth of the myriapods, as exhibited by the centipedes (Scolopendrid).

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for scolopendrid

scolopendrid
/ (ˌskɒləˈpɛndrɪd) /

noun

any centipede of the family Scolopendridae, including some large and poisonous species

Derived forms of scolopendrid

scolopendrine (ˌskɒləˈpɛndraɪn, -drɪn), adjective

Word Origin for scolopendrid

C19: from New Latin Scolopendridae, from Latin scolopendra, from Greek skolopendra legendary sea-fish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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