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scolopen·dra
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scolopendranoun
A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.
scolopendranoun
A centipede or millipede.
Etymology: From scolopendra, from σκολόπενδρα.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scolopendranoun
Etymology: scolopendre, French; σϰολόπενδϱα.
Wikipedia
Scolopendra
Scolopendra (through Latin from Greek σκολόπενδρα, skolopendra) is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.
Webster Dictionary
Scolopendranoun
a genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped
Scolopendranoun
a sea fish
Etymology: [L., a kind of multiped, fr. Gr. .]
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Scolopendra
Scolopendra is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scolopendra
skol-ō-pen′dra, n. a genus of Myriapoda, having a long, slender, depressed body, protected by coriaceous plates, and having at least twenty-one pairs of legs: (Spens.) an imaginary fish or sea-monster.—adj. Scolopen′driform, Scolopen′drine.—n. Scolopen′drium, a genus of asplenioid ferns, generally called Hart's-tongue. [L.,—Gr. skolopendra, a milliped.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scolopendra in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scolopendra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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