scolopendre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin scolopendra, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔ.lɔ.pɑ̃dʁ/

Noun

scolopendre f (plural scolopendres)

1. centipede

Synonyms

• mille-pattes

Further reading

• “scolopendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.