- chironomid
- chi·ron·o·mid
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chironomid
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chironomid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek cheironomos one who gestures with his hands Date: 1915 any of a family (Chironomidae) of midges that lack piercing mouthparts • chironomid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
chironomid — noun Any of the non biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera. Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change … Wiktionary
chironomid — [kʌɪ rɒnəmɪd] noun Entomology an insect of a family (Chironomidae) which comprises the non biting midges. Origin C19: from mod. L. Chironomus (genus name), from Gk kheironomos pantomime dancer … English new terms dictionary
chironomid — /kaɪˈrɒnəməd/ (say kuy ronuhmuhd) noun one of a genus of midges, Chironomus, with aquatic larvae …
chironomid — I. kīˈränəmə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Chironomidae : of or relating to the Chironomidae II. noun ( s) : an insect of the family Chironomidae … Useful english dictionary
Chironomidae — Chiro … Wikipédia en Français
Paleolimnology — (Greek: paleon =old, limne =lake, logos =study) is a scientific subdiscipline closely related to both limnology and paleoecology. Palaeolimnological studies are concerned with reconstructing the paleoenvironments of inland waters (lakes and… … Wikipedia
Kobuk River — The Kobuk River is approximately convert|280|mi|km|0|lk=on long, located in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska in the United States. [USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO… … Wikipedia
Chironome — Chironomidae Chironomidae … Wikipédia en Français
Chironomidé — Chironomidae Chironomidae … Wikipédia en Français
