campodeid

[ kam-poh-dee-id ]

/ kæmˈpoʊ di ɪd /

any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Campodeidae, having two long, many-segmented appendages at the rear of its abdomen.

belonging or pertaining to the family Campodeidae.

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<New Latin Campodeidae name of the family, equivalent to Campode(a) name of the genus (<Greek kámp(ē) caterpillar + New Latin -odea-ode¹) + -idae-id²

Three principal families may be recognised—viz., Lepesmid, Campodeid, and Japygid.
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