- genus Chironomus
- nountype genus of the Chironomidae• Syn: ↑Chironomus• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Chironomidae, ↑family Chironomidae
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genus Chironomus
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Chironomus — plumosus adult male. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Chironomus plumosus — Adult male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Chironomus — noun type genus of the Chironomidae • Syn: ↑genus Chironomus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Chironomidae, ↑family Chironomidae * * * kīˈränəməs noun … Useful english dictionary
Chironomus — Genus of flies (midges). Larvae live in fresh water and have been much studied because of the giant polytene chromosomes in the salivary glands; haemolymphcontains haemoglobin in solution … Dictionary of molecular biology
Chironomus — Chi·ron·o·mus (ki ronґə məs) a genus of gnatlike flies with giant polytene chromosomes in some larval tissue nuclei, which have been useful in genetics studies … Medical dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chironomini — Chironomus plumosus Adult male Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Polytene chromosome — Polytene chromosomes in a Chironomus salivary gland cell … Wikipedia
Chironomidae — noun midges • Syn: ↑family Chironomidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Chironomidae — noun midges • Syn: ↑Chironomidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
