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campodeid

[kam-poh-dee-id]

noun

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

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Campodeidae.

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

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