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Scolopendra vs. Centipede — What's the Difference?

Scolopendra vs. Centipede — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Scolopendra and Centipede

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Scolopendra

Scolopendra (through Latin from Greek σκολόπενδρα, skolopendra) is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.

Centipede

Centipedes (from the New Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and the Latin word pes, pedis, "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek χεῖλος, kheilos, lip, and New Latin suffix -poda, "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes millipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Centipedes are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment.

Scolopendra

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

Centipede

Any of various predatory arthropods of the class Chilopoda, having a long flattened body composed of segments, each bearing a pair of jointed appendages. The appendages of the foremost body segment are modified into venomous claws. Also called chilopod.

Scolopendra

A centipede of the genus Scolopendra.
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Centipede

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

Scolopendra

A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped.

Centipede

A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet.

Scolopendra

A sea fish.

Centipede

Chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs

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