Chrysomya
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + μῦα (mûa, “a fly”).
Proper noun
Chrysomya f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Calliphoridae – certain blowflies including the Old World screwworms (Chrysomya bezziana).
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; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptrata - subsection; Oestroidea - superfamily; Calliphoridae - family; Chrysomyinae - subfamily; Chrysomyini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya megacephala - species
References
- Chrysomya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chrysomya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chrysomya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Chrysomya at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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