Chrysomya
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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.
