genus simulium

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   type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies

   SynonymsSimulium

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofSimuliidae

Questions about genus simulium

What does genus simulium mean?

genus simulium means "type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies".

What is another word for genus simulium?

Close synonyms include Simulium. 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 simulium a common word?

genus simulium 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.