Forcipomyia
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Latin forceps (“tongs, pincers”) + Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “a fly”).
Proper noun
[edit]Forcipomyia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopogonidae – certain 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; Ceratopogonidae - family; Forcipomyiinae; - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Forcipomyia circinate, Forcipomyia nodosa, Forcipomyia paucidentis, Forcipomyia taiwana - selected species
References
[edit]- Forcipomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Forcipomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Forcipomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Forcipomyia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.