Scutigera coleoptrata shine sunan kimiyya ga nau'in arthropod wanda aka fi sani da gidan centipede. Kalmar "scutigera" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Latin "scutum," ma'anar garkuwa, da "gerere," ma'anar ɗauka, yayin da "coleoptrata" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "koleos," ma'anar sheath, da "ptera," ma'anar fuka-fuki. Saboda haka, sunan "Scutigera coleoptrata" yana nufin tsarin garkuwa kamar garkuwa a jikin santimita ɗari da fikafikai masu kama da kube da ke rufe jikinsa.