Mansonia

Translingual

Etymology

From Scottish physician Patrick Manson +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mænˈsəʊ.ni.ə/
    • Rhymes: -əʊniə
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /mænˈsoʊ.ni.ə/

Proper noun

Mansonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a widespread mosquito that carries filarial worms and whose larvae and pupae obtain oxygen directly from plants underwater.

Hypernyms

• (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; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Mansoniini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mansonia (Mansonia), Mansonia (Mansonioides) - subgenera
  • Mansonia titillans - type species; Mansonia uniformis - selected other species

References

• Mansonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mansonia (Culicidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mansonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons