scol·o·pen·dri·dae \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