Chironomoidea
Translingual
Etymology
Chironomus + -oidea
Proper noun
Chironomoidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): 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
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, Thaumaleidae - families
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