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Chelonethi

Chel·​o·​ne·​thi | \ ˌkeləˈnēˌthī\
variants: or less commonly Chelonethida \ -​ˈnethədə \ or Chelonethidea \ -​lōnəˈthidēə \

Definition of Chelonethi

taxonomic synonym of pseudoscorpiones

History and Etymology for Chelonethi

Chelonethi borrowed from New Latin, from chelo- chelo- + -nethi, plural of -nethus, noun from the stem of Greek nḗthein “to spin (thread, yarn),” extension (probably after klṓthein “to spin,” aorist éklōsa) of a stem nē- (whence nên “to spin,” nêma “yarn”), going back to Indo-European *(s)neh1-; Chelonethida, Chelonethidea, borrowed from New Latin, from Chelonethi + -ida, idea -ida , -idea

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