scolopendra

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Definition of scolopendra

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noun

(obsolete)A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.

“Spring-headed Hydraes, and sea-shouldring Whales, / Great whirlpooles, which all fishes make to flee, / Bright Scolopendraes, arm'd with siluer scales, / Mighty Monoceroses, with immeasured tayles.”

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noun

(obsolete)A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.

“Spring-headed Hydraes, and sea-shouldring Whales, / Great whirlpooles, which all fishes make to flee, / Bright Scolopendraes, arm'd with siluer scales, / Mighty Monoceroses, with immeasured tayles.”
A centipede of the genus Scolopendra.

“This led the conversation to the insects of the Crimea and Ukraine, of which I had made a considerable collection, and the Emperor inquired of me if there were scorpions, scolopendras and tarantulas in the Crimea.”

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From Latin scolopendra, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra).

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