pselaphognath

\\sə̇ˈlafə(g)ˌnath\ noun (-s)

Etymology: New Latin Pselaphognatha

: a millipede of the subclass Pselaphognatha

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pselaphognath Zool.

(ps-, ˈsiːləfəʊˌgnæθ)

[f. mod.L. Psēlaphognatha neut. pl., f. Gr. ψηλαϕᾱν to grope about + γνάθος jaw.]

A member of the Pselaphognatha, a division of diplopod Myriapoda, having the second pair of jaws pediform. So pselaphognathous (-ˈfɒgnəθəs) a., belonging to this division.