Chrysops

Translingual

Chrysops relictus, twin-lobed deerfly

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσώψ (khrusṓps, “shining like gold”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, countenance”) or Chrysis +‎ -ops

Proper noun

Chrysops f

A taxonomic genus within the family Tabanidae – deer 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; Brachycera - suborder; Tabanomorpha - infraorder; Tabanidae - family; Chrysopsinae - subfamily; Chrysopsini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Chrysops caecutiens - type species

References

Chrysops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chrysops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chrysops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chrysops at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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