campodeid

[kam-poh-dee-id]

noun

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

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Campodeidae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of campodeid¹

< New Latin Campodeidae name of the family, equivalent to Campode ( a ) name of the genus (< Greek kámp ( ē ) caterpillar + New Latin -odea -ode ¹ ) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

As opposed to other "cave-adapted campodeid diplurans," who have elongated and slender bodies, Haplocampa wagnelli has slightly elongated antennae and legs and a thicker body.

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