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Simulium
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Translingual
thumb|Simulium yahense species
Alternative forms
Simulia
Etymology
From mul simulo -ium la to simulate; to mimic or copy.
mul Q312771 1802.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Simuliidae certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis
Hypernyms
genus ; Simuliinae subfamily - subfamily; Simuliini tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Simulium colombaschense species - type species; for the 41 subgenera see ; for the many validly named species see Roger W. Crosskey and Theresa M. Howard, A Revised Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies (Diptera : Simuliidae), 2004, Natural History Museum (London) [pdf]
Descendants
fr simulie 1
Further reading
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