scolopendrine
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Scolopendra + -ine.
Adjective
[edit]scolopendrine (comparative more scolopendrine, superlative most scolopendrine)
- (zoology, archaic) Belonging to, or pertaining to the Scolopendra, a genus of centipedes.
- Synonym: scolopendrous
References
[edit]- “scolopendrine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.