Japygidae

plural noun

Ja·​pyg·​i·​dae

-jəˌdē

: a family of soil-inhabiting insects (order Entotrophi) with the anal appendages forcepslike rather than filamentous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Japyg-, Japyx, type genus + -idae

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