Stomoxys

Translingual

Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly.

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) +‎ ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”).

Proper noun

Stomoxys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae – certain bloodsucking dipteran flies that includes the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans).

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; Muscoidea - superfamily; Muscidae - family; Muscinae - subfamily; Stomoxyini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) - type species

References

• Stomoxys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stomoxys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Stomoxys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Stomoxys at the Catalogue of Life