Dicondylia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῐκόνδῠλος (dĭkóndŭlos, “two-jointed”) +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Dicondylia

  1. A taxonomic clade within the class Insecta – all living insects, excluding the primitive Monocondylia.
  2. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the single order Zygentoma.[1]

Usage notes

The clade basal Dicondylia is monotypic with the order Zygentoma (= Thysanura specifically excluding the families Machilidae and Meinertellidae).

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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
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