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Japygidae

plural noun
Ja·​pyg·​i·​dae | \ -jəˌdē\

Definition of Japygidae

: a family of soil-inhabiting insects (order Entotrophi) with the anal appendages forcepslike rather than filamentous

History and Etymology for Japygidae

New Latin, from Japyg-, Japyx, type genus + -idae

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