Mansonia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Scottish physician Patrick Manson + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mænˈsəʊ.ni.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mænˈsoʊ.ni.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Proper noun edit
Mansonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a widespread mosquito that carries filarial worms and whose larvae and pupae obtain oxygen directly from plants underwater.
Hypernyms edit
- (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; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Mansoniini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Mansonia (Mansonia), Mansonia (Mansonioides) - subgenera
- Mansonia titillans - type species; Mansonia uniformis - selected other species
References edit
Mansonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mansonia (Culicidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mansonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
