Ephemeroptera

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ephemera (the type genus of the order, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “lasting a day, day-long”)) +‎ -ptera (“wing”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”)). === Proper noun === Ephemeroptera A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – mayflies. ==== Hypernyms ==== (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass ==== Hyponyms ==== (order): Carapacea, Furcatergalia, Pisciformia (suborders) †Permoplectoptera, †Protephemeroptera (extinct suborders) †Jarmilidae, †Misthodotidae, †Oborophlebiidae, †Palingeniopsidae, †Protereismatidae (extinct families, incertae sedis) ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: ephemeropteran → Greek: εφημερόπτερα (efimeróptera) === References === Mayfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ephemeroptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ephemeroptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI