Chironomus

Translingual

Chironomus plumosus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειρονόμος (kheironómos, “a pantomimist”).

Proper noun

Chironomus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chironomidae – some of the non-biting midges.

Hypernyms

• (genus): 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; Chironomoidea - superfamily; Chironomidae - family; Chironominae - subfamily; Chironomini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): For the numerous species see Chironomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Chironomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chironomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chironomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons