Autarchoglossa

plural noun

Au·​tar·​cho·​glos·​sa

ȯˌtärkōˈgläsə,

-ȯsə

: a division comprising all lizards except the Ascalabota

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek autarchos autocratic (from aut- + -archos -arch) + New Latin -glossa

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