Anisoptera
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “uneven”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), reflecting that the hindwing is broader than the forewing.
Proper noun edit
Anisoptera
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – the dragonflies.
Hypernyms edit
- (infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order; Epiprocta - suborder
Hyponyms edit
- (infraorder): Aeshnoidea, Cordulegastroidea, Libelluloidea - superfamilies
References edit
Dragonfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Anisoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Anisoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Anisoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Anisoptera at Encyclopedia of Life
- Anisoptera at Paleobiology Database
