Anisoptera
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “uneven”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), reflecting that the hindwing is broader than the forewing.
Proper noun
Anisoptera
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – the dragonflies.
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
Hyponyms
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References
Dragonfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anisoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Anisoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Anisoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Odonata at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Anisoptera at Paleobiology Database