Chiasmus
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See also: chiasmus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Chiasmus m, f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Membracoidea - superfamily; Cicadellidae - family; Deltocephalinae - subfamily; Chiasmini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chiasmus alata, Chiasmus arori, Chiasmus conspurcatus, Chiasmus curtipennis, Chiasmus elongata, Chiasmus facialis, Chiasmus jagdishi, Chiasmus karachiensis, Chiasmus lobata, Chiasmus mustelina, Chiasmus niger, Chiasmus translucidus, Chiasmus undulatus, Chiasmus uzelii, Chiasmus varicolor - species
Related terms
References
Leafhopper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chiasmus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chiasmini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chiasmus at the Catalogue of Life
- Chiasmus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Pronunciation
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Noun
Chiasmus m (strong, genitive Chiasmus, plural Chiasmen)
Declension
Declension of Chiasmus
Further reading
- “Chiasmus” in Duden online