Scutigerella

noun

Scu·​tig·​er·​el·​la

(ˌ)sk(y)üˌtijəˈrelə

: a genus of symphilids that includes the widely distributed garden centipede

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Scutigera + -ella

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