Melophagus
Translingual
Proper noun
Melophagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hippoboscidae – flies that are parasitic on certain ruminants.
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; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptrata - subsection; Hippoboscoidea - superfamily; Hippoboscidae - family; Lipopteninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melophagus antilopes, Melophagus ovinus (sheep ked), Melophagus rupicaprinus - species
Further reading
- Melophagus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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