Projapygidae
plural noun
Pro·japygidae
\¦prō+\
Definition of Projapygidae
: a small but widely distributed family of the order Entotrophi comprising minute chiefly tropical subterranean insects
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Origin and Etymology of projapygidae
New Latin, from Projapyg-, Projapyx, type genus (from 1pro- + Japyg-, Japyx) + -idae
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