Definition of Scutigeridae

1. Noun. A family of Chilopoda.

Exact synonyms: Family Scutigeridae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Chilopoda, Class Chilopoda
Member holonyms: Genus Scutigera, Scutigera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutigeridae

Scudamore
Sculptor
Scultetus
Scultetus' bandage
Scultetus' position
Scunner
Scunners
Scutellaria
Scutellaria lateriflora
Scutigera
Scutigera coleoptrata
Scutigerella
Scutigerella immaculata
Scutigeridae (current term)
Scutum
Scyliorhinidae
Scylla
Scyphozoa
Scyth
Scythia
Scythian
Scythian lamb
Scythians
Scyths
Scáthach
Se
Sea of Azof
Sea of Azoff

Literary usage of Scutigeridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1843)
"This is a condition preparatory to the union in pairs, first of the dorsal plates, and afterwards of the chambers of the heart. In the Scutigeridae the ..."

2. A Student's Text-book of Zoology by Adam Sedgwick, Joseph Jackson Lister, Arthur Everett Shipley (1909)
"... and Scutigeridae some of the tergites are smaller than the others, and in the Crate ... and Scutigeridae. ..."

3. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"... and Scutigeridae: about 800 species, which are active animals feeding on live animals and killing their prey with the poison of the maxillipeds; ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The legs and antennae ш the adult are extremely long and many jointed. In habits as well as MI structure the Scutigeridae, ..."

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