japygid

[juh-pij-id]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Japygidae, having a pair of pincers at the rear of its abdomen.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin Japygidae, equivalent to Japyg-, stem of Japyx a genus (apparently Latin �� the eponymous founder of ��ⲵ�� < Greek ��ⲵí�� a region of S Italy) + -idae -idae; -id ²

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