单词 | campodeid |
释义 | campodeid in British English (kæmˈpəʊdiːɪd) noun any of various primitive and wingless insects of the genus Campodea campodeid in American English (kæmˈpoudiɪd) noun 1. any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Campodeidae, having two long,many-segmented appendages at the rear of its abdomen adjective 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Campodeidae Word origin [‹ NL Campodeidae name of the family, equiv. to Campode(a) name of the genus (‹ Gk kámp(ē) caterpillar + NL -odea -ode1) + -idae -id2]-id is a suffix occurring in English derivatives of modern Latin taxonomic names, esp.zoological families and classes; such derivatives are usually nouns denoting a singlemember of the taxon or adjectives with the sense “pertaining to” the taxon. Otherwords that use the affix -id include: arachnid, canid |
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