Lestoidea

Translingual

Etymology 1

Lestes +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Lestoidea

1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Odonata – some of the damselflies.

Hypernyms

• (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order; Zygoptera - suborder

Hyponyms

• (superfamily): Chorismagrionidae, Lestidae, Lestoideidae, Megapodagrionidae, Perilestidae, Synlestidae (families)
  • Austroperilestidae (extinct family)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Lestoidea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lestoideidae – certain damselflies of the rainforests of Queensland, Australia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order; Zygoptera - suborder; Calopterygoidea - superfamily; Lestoideidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lestoidea barbarae, Lestoidea brevicauda, Lestoidea conjuncta, Lestoidea lewisiana (species)

References

• (superfamily):
  • Lestoidea (superfamilia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• (genus):
  • Lestoideidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Lestoidea (Lestoideidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies