Where does “Nematocera” come from?

Nematocera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ — thread.

Nematocera (Translingual): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “Nematocera”, step by step

Nematocera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῆμᾰthread

via Translingual κέρας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualκέρας
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ