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Japygidae
plural noun
Ja·pyg·i·dae
\-jəˌdē\
Definition of Japygidae
: a family of soil-inhabiting insects (order Entotrophi) with the anal appendages forcepslike rather than filamentous
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Origin and Etymology of japygidae
New Latin, from Japyg-, Japyx, type genus + -idae
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