The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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