non-Anisopodid
|non-anis-o-pod-id|
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/nɑn-ænɪsəˈpɑdɪd/
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/nɒn-ænɪsəˈpɒdɪd/
not a member of Anisopodidae
Etymology
'non-Anisopodid' is formed in Modern English from the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') + 'Anisopodid' (from New Latin/ taxonomic formation 'Anisopodidae').
'Anisopodid' ultimately derives from New Latin 'Anisopodidae' (taxonomic family name), itself built from Greek roots 'anisos' (meaning 'unequal') + 'pous/podos' (meaning 'foot'). The English adjectival/noun form 'Anisopodid' arose as a taxonomic usage, and the negative prefix 'non-' was attached in English to form 'non-Anisopodid'.
Originally the root referred to the morphological idea behind the taxonomic name ('unequal foot'); in modern biological English 'Anisopodid' denotes a member of the family Anisopodidae, and 'non-Anisopodid' simply means 'not a member of that family'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a specimen or individual that is not an Anisopodid.
Several non-Anisopodids were collected during the survey.
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Adjective 1
not an Anisopodid; not belonging to the insect family Anisopodidae (a group of flies).
The specimen was non-Anisopodid, indicating it belonged to a different fly family.
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