Ephemeroptera

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Translingual

Ephemera danica

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “lasting a day, day-long”) (referring to the brief lifespan of adults) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Ephemeroptera

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – mayflies.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Carapacea, Furcatergalia, Pisciformia (suborders)
- †Permoplectoptera, †Protephemeroptera (extinct suborders)
- †Jarmilidae, †Misthodotidae, †Oborophlebiidae, †Palingeniopsidae, †Protereismatidae (extinct families, incertae sedis)

References

Mayfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ephemeroptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ephemeroptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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