Melophagus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Melophagus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippoboscidae – flies that are parasitic on certain ruminants.

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; Hippoboscoidea - superfamily; Hippoboscidae - family; Lipopteninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Melophagus ovinus (sheep ked) - type species; Melophagus antilopes, Melophagus rupicaprinus - species

Further reading

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