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Septanychus

noun
Sep·​tan·​y·​chus | \ sepˈtanə̇kəs\

Definition of Septanychus

: a genus of plant-feeding mites

History and Etymology for Septanychus

New Latin, probably alteration of Septonychus, from sept- + -onychus (from Greek onych-, onyx nail, claw); from the mites being seven-jointed

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