japygid

I. \\jəˈpijə̇d\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Japygidae

: of or relating to the family Japygidae

II. noun (-s)

: an insect of the family Japygidae

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/jeuh pij"id/, n.

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

[ < NL Japygidae, equiv. to Japyg-, s. of Japyx a genus (appar. L Japyx the eponymous founder of Japygia < Gk Iapygía a region of S Italy) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID²]