Where does “Tetranychoidea” come from?

Tetranychoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Tetranychus, from Ancient Greek ὄνυχος, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

Tetranychoidea (Translingual): superfamily}}

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Tetranychoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTetranychusgenus
2Ancient Greekὄνυχοςgenitive singular of ὄνῠξ; clawed
3Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνυξEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄνυχος
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