Chironomus
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chironomus_plumosus01.jpg/220px-Chironomus_plumosus01.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειρονόμος (kheironómos, “a pantomimist”).
Proper noun
[edit]Chironomus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chironomidae – some of the non-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; Chironomidae - family; Chironominae - subfamily; Chironomini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): For the numerous species see
Chironomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
[edit]Chironomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chironomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chironomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons