Microthelyphonida

plural noun

Mi·​cro·​thel·​y·​phon·​i·​da

ˌmīkrōˌthelēˈfänədə

: an order of Arachnida including minute arthropods with a whiplash at the tip of the abdomen

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + Thelyphonus genus of whip scorpions + -ida

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