Anisoptera

Translingual

Libellula depressa (broad-bodied chaser)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “uneven”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), reflecting that the hindwing is broader than the forewing.

Proper noun

Anisoptera

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – the dragonflies.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Aeshnoidea, Cordulegastroidea, Libelluloidea - superfamilies

References

Dragonfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anisoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Anisoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anisoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Anisoptera at Encyclopedia of Life
Anisoptera at Paleobiology Database

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