zaphrentoid

adjective

za·​phren·​toid

-n‧ˌtȯid

: resembling or related to the genus Zaphrentis or family Zaphrentidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Zaphrentis Zaphrentis + -oid entry 2

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