Thelyphonidae

plural noun

Thel·​y·​phon·​i·​dae

ˌthelēˈfänəˌdē

: a widely distributed family of tailed whip scorpions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thelyphonus, type genus (from thely- + Greek phonos murder) + -idae

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