- genus Simulium
- nountype genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies• Syn: ↑Simulium• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Simuliidae, ↑family Simuliidae• Member Meronyms: ↑blackfly, ↑black fly, ↑buffalo gnat
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genus Simulium
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Simulium buissoni — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insec … Wikipedia
Simulium — Taxobox name = Simulium image width = 200px image caption = Simulium yahense regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… … Wikipedia
Simulium nocivum — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simulium — si·mu·li·um (sə myo͞oʹlē əm) n. Any of a genus (Simulium) of black flies, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis. [New Latin Simulium, genus name, from Latin simulāre, to simulate. See… … Universalium
Simulium — noun type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies • Syn: ↑genus Simulium • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Simuliidae, ↑family Simuliidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Simulium — A genus of biting gnats or midges, the black flies, humpbacked flies, or buffalo gnats in the dipteran family Simuliidae. The aquatic larvae require swift flowing streams or highly oxygenated waters for their development, a critical epidemiologic … Medical dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Simuliidae — noun blackflies and sand flies • Syn: ↑family Simuliidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Black fly — Taxobox name = Black fly image width = 200px image caption = Simulium yahense regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… … Wikipedia
A Bonhami — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
