Anoplura
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄνοπλος (ánoplos, “unarmed”) and οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). This refers to the lack of cerci.
Proper noun
Anoplura
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Psocodea – the sucking lice.
Synonyms
- (suborder): Siphunculata (obsolete)
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Psocodea – order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Echinophthiriidae, Enderleinellidae, Haematopinidae, Hamophthiriidae, Hoplopleuridae, Hybothiridae, Linognathidae, Microthoraciidae, Neolinognathidae, Pecaroecidae, Pedicinidae, Pediculidae, Phthiridae, Polyplacidae, Ratemiidae (families)
References
- Sucking louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anoplura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Anoplura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons