/kam poh"dee id/ , n.
1. any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Campodeidae, having two long, many-segmented appendages at the rear of its abdomen.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Campodeidae.
[ Campodeidae name of the family, equiv. to Campode ( a ) name of the genus ( kámp ( e ) caterpillar + NL -odea -ODE 1 ) + -idae -ID 2 ]