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CHIRONOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chironomus mean?
• CHIRONOMUS (noun)
The noun CHIRONOMUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Chironomidae
Familiarity information: CHIRONOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Chironomidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chironomus; genus Chironomus
Hypernyms ("Chironomus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("Chironomus" is a member of...):
Chironomidae; family Chironomidae (midges)
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