Dicondylia
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Dicondylia
- A taxonomic clade within the class Insecta – all living insects, excluding the primitive Monocondylia.
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the single order Zygentoma.[1]
Usage notes
The clade basal Dicondylia is monotypic with the order Zygentoma (= Thysanura specifically excluding the families Machilidae and Meinertellidae).
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class[1]
Hyponyms
- (clade): basal Dicondylia, Pterygota (subclass) (clades)
- (subclass): Zygentoma - sole order[1]
Coordinate terms
- (subclass): Archaeognatha, Insecta[1]
References
Insecta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dicondylia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies