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Dicondylia
Dicondylia
Translingual

Ctenolepisma lineata (order Thysanura)

Baetis tricaudatus, subimago male (subclass Pterygota)
Proper noun
Dicondylia
- A taxonomic clade within the class Insecta – all living insects, excluding the primitive Monocondylia.
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the single order Zygentoma.
Usage notes
The clade basal Dicondylia is monotypic with the order Zygentoma (= Thysanura specifically excluding the families Machilidae and Meinertellidae).