Scolopendra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scolopendra \Scol`o*pen"dra\, n. [L., a kind of multiped, fr.
     Gr. ?.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of venomous myriapods including the
        centipeds. See {Centiped}.
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     2. A sea fish. [R.] --Spenser.
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