Uropygi

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Translingual

Uropygi sp. from family Thelyphonida

Etymology

Ancient Greek οὐροπῡ́γιον (ouropū́gion), from ὄρρος (órrhos, “buttocks”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Proper noun

Uropygi

  1. A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the vinegarroons or whip scorpions, now Thelyphonida.

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