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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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Origin and Etymology of scolopendrella
New Latin, diminutive of Latin scolopendra
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