Campodea
noun
Cam·po·dea
kamˈpōdeə
: a genus of wingless elongated insects (order Entotrophi) lacking eyes, having the abdomen ending in two long filaments, and regarded as illustrating a generalized form from which many insects are descended
campodeid noun or adjective
-ēə̇d
campodeoid adjective
-ēˌȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -odea (modification of Greek -ōdēs -ode)