escolopendra
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scolopendra, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra).
Noun
escolopendra f (plural escolopendras)
- 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], 10 December 2024