Amblypygi

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αμβλυς (amblus, “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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