Chrysomya

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) +‎ μῦα (mûa, “a fly”).

Proper noun

Chrysomya f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Calliphoridae – certain blowflies including the Old World screwworms (Chrysomya bezziana).

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; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptrata - subsection; Oestroidea - superfamily; Calliphoridae - family; Chrysomyinae - subfamily; Chrysomyini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya megacephala - species

References

• Chrysomya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chrysomya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chrysomya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chrysomya at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.