escolopendra

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

escolopendra f (plural escolopendras)

1. any of various centipedes of the genus Scolopendra

Further reading

• “escolopendra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10