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forcepstail

noun

Etymology

From forceps + tail.

  1. derived from *deḱ-✻
  2. derived from *doḱ-✻
  3. inherited from *taglą✻
  4. inherited from *tagl✻
  5. inherited from tæġl
  6. inherited from tail
  7. compounded as forcepstail — “forceps + tail”

Definitions

  1. A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae,…

    A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae, Parajapygidae, and especially Japygidae.

  2. A member of dragonflies in the genera Phyllocycla (lesser forcepstails) and Aphylla…

    A member of dragonflies in the genera Phyllocycla (lesser forcepstails) and Aphylla (greater forcepgenus|stails).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA