Uropygi
Translingual
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Uropygi sp. from family Thelyphonida
Etymology
Ancient Greek οὐροπῡ́γιον (ouropū́gion), from ὄρρος (órrhos, “buttocks”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).
Proper noun
Uropygi
- A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the vinegarroons or whip scorpions, now Thelyphonida.
Synonyms
- (order): Thelyphonida
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Hypoctonidae, Geralinuridae, Thelyphonidae - families
References
Uropygi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uropygi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Uropygi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Thelyphonida at the Tree of Life Web Project
- 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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