Odonata

Translingual

Megalagrion leptodemas (crimson Hawaiian damselfly)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”); apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles, +‎ -ata.

Proper noun

Odonata

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – the dragonflies and damselflies.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Epiprocta (dragonflies and infraorder Epiophlebioptera), Zygoptera (damselflies) (suborders)
- Archizygoptera (clade)
- Permagrionoidea (extinct superfamily, incertae sedis)
  - Aeshnidae, Amphipterygidae, Austropetaliidae, Calopterygidae, Chlorocyphidae, Chlorogomphidae, Coenagrionidae, Cordulegastridae, Corduliidae, Dicteriadidae, Epiophlebiidae, Euphaeidae, Gomphidae, Hemiphlebiidae, Isostictidae, Lestidae, Lestoideidae, Libellulidae, Macromiidae, Megapodagrionidae, Neopetaliidae, Perilestidae, Petaluridae, Philogangidae, Platycnemididae, Platystictidae, Polythoridae, Pseudolestidae, Synlestidae, Synthemistidae - families

References

Odonata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Odonata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Odonata on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Odonata at the Tree of Life Web Project
Odonata at Encyclopedia of Life
Odonata at Fossilworks
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