Zygoptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “even”) + πτερά (pterá, “plural of πτερόν, wing”); the front and hind wings are essentially of the same shape, differently from the related dragonflies.

Proper noun

Zygoptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Odonata – the damselflies.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(suborder): Calopterygoidea, Coenagrionoidea, Hemiphlebioidea, Lestoidea (superfamilies)
- Lestinoidea (extinct superfamily)
- Libanolestes (extinct genus, incertae sedis)

References

Damselfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zygoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zygoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zygoptera at the Tree of Life Web Project

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