Iapygidae

Ia·​pyg·​i·​dae

ˌīəˈpijəˌdē

taxonomic synonym of japygidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Iapyg-, Iapyx, type genus (alteration of Japyg-, Japyx) + -idae

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