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

Amblypygi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amblypygi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amblypygi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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