Chironomoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Chironomus +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Chironomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, Thaumaleidae - families

References

Chironomoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chironomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Chironomoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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