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Chironomus

noun

type genus of the Chironomidae

• Syn: ↑genus Chironomus

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chironomidae, ↑family Chironomidae

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\\kīˈränəməs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek cheironomos one who gestures with the hands, from Greek cheir- chir- + -nomos manager (from nemein to manage)

: the type genus of Chironomidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.