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machilid
[
mak
-
uh
-lid, m
uh
-
kahy
-]
/ˈmæk ə lɪd, məˈkaɪ-/
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noun
1.
jumping bristletail
.
Origin of
machilid
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New Latin
Machilidae
family name, equivalent to
Machilid-,
stem of
Machilis
a genus +
-idae
-id
2
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