kamˈpōdeə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -odea (modification of Greek -ōdēs -ode) — more at -campa
: a genus of wingless elongated insects (order Entotrophi) lacking eyes, having the abdomen ending in two long filaments, and regarded as illustrating a generalized form from which many insects are descended
• cam·po·de·id -ēə̇d noun or adjective
• cam·po·de·oid -ēˌȯid adjective