genus chironomus

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   type genus of the Chironomidae

   SynonymsChironomus

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofChironomidae

Questions about genus chironomus

What does genus chironomus mean?

genus chironomus means "type genus of the Chironomidae".

What is another word for genus chironomus?

Close synonyms include Chironomus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus chironomus a common word?

genus chironomus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.