(sen'tru-roy'dēz), A genus of North American scorpions, the commonest species of which are Centruroides gracilis, the margarite scorpion; Centruroides vittatus, the stripe-back scorpion; and Centruroides sculpturatus, the deadly sculptured scorpion. See also: Scorpionida.
Centruroides
A genus of venomous arachnids known popularly as scorpions.