Forcipomyia
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Latin forceps (“tongs, pincers”) + Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “a fly”).
Proper noun[edit]
Forcipomyia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopogonidae – certain biting midges.
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; Chironomoidea - superfamily; Ceratopogonidae - family; Forcipomyiinae; - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Forcipomyia circinate, Forcipomyia nodosa, Forcipomyia paucidentis, Forcipomyia taiwana - selected species
References[edit]
Forcipomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Forcipomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Forcipomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Forcipomyia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
