Definition of Siphonaptera in English:
Siphonaptera
plural nounˌsʌɪfəˈnapt(ə)rəˌsīfəˈnaptərə
Entomology An order of insects that comprises the fleas.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Stewart Siphonaptera collection was accessioned by the Essig Museum upon Dr. Stewart's death in 1961, now making up essentially our entire holdings of Siphonaptera.
- Mecoptera and Siphonaptera represent two insect orders that have largely been overlooked in the study of insect vision.
- The name Siphonaptera is derived from the Greek words ‘siphon’ meaning a tube or pipe and ‘aptera’ meaning wingless.
- Sixteen species of Siphonaptera are sampled and identified.
- Of the orders recorded with certainty for the first time from Tertiary beds, the Strepsiptera and Siphonaptera may have been relatively late developments, but the others were probably more ancient.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Entomology We present data from a study of the long-wavelength opsin gene sampled across a range of mecopteran and siphonapteran taxa, which include fully visual insects and species with eyes reduced or absent.
Example sentencesExamples
- Wright reported two species of ectoparasitic Acari and one siphonapteran collected from non-cave sites.
- A classification of siphonapteran families is proposed on the basis of features of 50 structures of head, thorax, and abdomen.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek siphōn 'tube' + apteros 'wingless'.