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

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – dragonflies.
(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