Amblypygi
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “dull, blunt”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).
Proper noun
Amblypygi
- A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the tailless whip scorpions or whip spiders.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Charinidae, Charontidae, Paracharontidae, Phrynichidae, Phrynidae - families
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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