Anisoptera

Translingual

Libellula depressa (broad-bodied chaser)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “uneven”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), reflecting inequality of hindwings and forewings in dragonflies and in the calyx lobes of the plants.

Proper noun

Anisoptera

1. A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – dragonflies.
2. (Anisoptera f) A taxonomic genus within the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Hypernyms

• (infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order; Epiprocta - suborder
• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Dipterocarpaceae - family; Dipterocarpoideae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (infraorder): Aeshnoidea, Cordulegastroidea, Libelluloidea - superfamilies
• (genus): Anisoptera aurea, Anisoptera costata (mersawa), Anisoptera curtisii, Anisoptera grossivenia (krabak), Anisoptera laevis, Anisoptera marginata, Anisoptera megistocarpa, Anisoptera reticulata, Anisoptera scaphula, Anisoptera thurifera – species

References

dragonflies

• Dragonfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anisoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anisoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anisoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anisoptera at Paleobiology Database

trees

• Anisoptera (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anisoptera at the Catalogue of Life 
• Anisoptera at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Anisoptera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anisoptera at Plants of the World Online
• Anisoptera at Tropicos