Ptychoptera
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.
Proper noun
Ptychoptera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.
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; Nematocera - suborder; Ptychopteromorpha - infraorder; Ptychopteroidea - superfamily; Ptychopteridae - family; Ptychopterinae - subfamily
References
Ptychoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ptychoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ptychoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
