Chiasmus

See also: chiasmus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Chiasmus m, f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Membracoidea - superfamily; Cicadellidae - family; Deltocephalinae - subfamily; Chiasmini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chiasmus alata, Chiasmus arori, Chiasmus conspurcatus, Chiasmus curtipennis, Chiasmus elongata, Chiasmus facialis, Chiasmus jagdishi, Chiasmus karachiensis, Chiasmus lobata, Chiasmus mustelina, Chiasmus niger, Chiasmus translucidus, Chiasmus undulatus, Chiasmus uzelii, Chiasmus varicolor - species

Related terms

• Chiasmetes
• Chiasmis
• Chiasmodon

References

• Leafhopper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chiasmus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chiasmini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chiasmus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Chiasmus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Chiasmus m (strong, genitive Chiasmus, plural Chiasmen)

1. chiasmus

Declension

Declension of Chiasmus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Chiasmus	die	Chiasmen
genitive	eines	des	Chiasmus	der	Chiasmen
dative	einem	dem	Chiasmus	den	Chiasmen
accusative	einen	den	Chiasmus	die	Chiasmen

Further reading

• “Chiasmus” in Duden online