Culicoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Culex +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.

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): Dixidae, Corethreiidae, Chaoboridae, Culicidae - families

References

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

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