Myxophaga
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eating”).
Proper noun
Myxophaga
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera.
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Coleoptera - order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Hydroscaphidae, Lepiceridae, Sphaeriusidae, Torridincolidae (families)
References
- Myxophaga at the Tree of Life Web Project