Campodea

noun

Cam·​po·​dea

kamˈpōdeə

: a genus of wingless elongated insects (order Entotrophi) lacking eyes, having the abdomen ending in two long filaments, and regarded as illustrating a generalized form from which many insects are descended

campodeid

-ēə̇d

noun or adjective

campodeoid

-ēˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -odea (modification of Greek -ōdēs -ode)

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