Chelonethi

Chel·​o·​ne·​thi

ˌkeləˈnēˌthī

variants or less commonly Chelonethida

-ˈnethədə

or Chelonethidea

-lōnəˈthidēə

taxonomic synonym of pseudoscorpiones

Word History

Etymology

Chelonethi borrowed from New Latin, from chelo- chelo- + -nethi, plural of -nethus, noun from the stem of Greek nḗthein "to spin (thread, yarn)," extension (probably after klṓthein "to spin," aorist éklōsa) of a stem nē- (whence nên "to spin," nêma "yarn"), going back to Indo-European *(s)neh₁-; Chelonethida, Chelonethidea, borrowed from New Latin, from Chelonethi + -ida, idea -ida , -idea

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