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phengodid

phengodid noun: any of the family Phengodidae of glowworm beetles.

Noun

phengodid (plural phengodids)

  1. Any of the family Phengodidae of glowworm beetles.

Forms of phengodid

pluralphengodids

Origin of phengodid

Clipping of taxonomic name Phengodidae, from Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos, “light, glow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)phengos-) + -idae.

Questions about phengodid

What does phengodid mean?
Phengodid means any of the family Phengodidae of glowworm beetles.
What part of speech is phengodid?
Phengodid is a noun.
What is the plural of phengodid?
The plural of phengodid is phengodids.

Words near phengodid in the dictionary

  1. phenformin
  2. phengite
  3. phengites
  4. phengitic
  5. phenglutarimide
  6. phengodid
  7. phengodids
  8. phengophobia
  9. phenibut
  10. phenic
  11. phenicarbazide

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