Archaeognatha

Translingual

Archaeognatha sp. from family Meinertellidae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, ancient) + γνάθος (gnáthos, jaw).

Proper noun

Archaeognatha

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta.[1]
  2. A taxonomic order within the subclass Monocondylia – the jumping bristletails.[1]

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References

  1. 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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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