Associations to the word «Chironomus»

Wiktionary

CHIRONOMUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Chironomidae   — some of the non-biting midges.

Dictionary definition

CHIRONOMUS, noun. Type genus of the Chironomidae.

Wise words

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