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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook..
Spring-headed Hydraes, and sea-shouldring Whales, / Great whirlpooles, which all fishes make to flee, / Bright Scolopendraes, arm'd with siluer scales, / Mighty Monoceroses, with immeasured tayles.
This led the conversation to the insects of the Crimea and Ukraine, of which I had made a considerable collection, and the Emperor inquired of me if there were scorpions, scolopendras and tarantulas in the Crimea.
Use scolopendra when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scolopendra means (obsolete) A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Spring-headed Hydraes, and sea-shouldring Whales, / Great whirlpooles, which all fishes make to flee, / Bright Scolopendraes, arm'd with siluer scales, / Mighty Monoceroses, with immeasured tayles.
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