japygid

[ juh-pij-id ]
/ dʒəˈpɪdʒ ɪd /

noun

any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Japygidae, having a pair of pincers at the rear of its abdomen.

Origin of japygid

< New Latin Japygidae, equivalent to Japyg-, stem of Japyx a genus (apparently Latin Jāpyx the eponymous founder of Jāpygia < Greek Iāpygía a region of S Italy) + -idae -idae; see -id2

Words nearby japygid

japn., japonaiserie, japonica, japonism, japurá, japygid, jaques, jaques-dalcroze, jar, jarabe tapatío, jarash

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