Agonopterix

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄγονος m (ágonos, “infertile, barren, sterile”) +‎ Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ f (ptérŭx, “wing (of a bird)”), literally “barren-wing”. The nonstandard spelling of the -pterix suffix (usually -pteryx) suggests Latin or English influence in the taxonomic spelling.

Proper noun

Agonopterix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Depressariidae – certain depressariid moths.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Gelechioidea – superfamily; Depressariidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Agonopterix signella – type species

Derived terms

Subagonopterix