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Scolopendrella

noun
Scol·o·pen·drel·la

Definition of Scolopendrella 

: a genus (the type of the family Scolopendrellidae) of terrestrial arthropods resembling small centipedes with 15 to 24 dorsal scutes and 12 pairs of short legs

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History and Etymology for Scolopendrella

New Latin, diminutive of Latin scolopendra

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