Titanoptera

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

†Titanoptera

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – extinct insects, related to grasshoppers, with wingspans of as much as 14 inches.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass

Hyponyms

(order): Gerarina, Mesotitanina - suborders
- Geraridae, Gigatitanidae, Mesotitanidae, Paratitanidae - families

References

Titanoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Titanoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Titanoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Titanoptera at Encyclopedia of Life
Titanoptera at Paleobiology Database

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