Chironomus

noun

Chi·​ron·​o·​mus

kīˈränəməs

: the type genus of Chironomidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek cheironomos one who gestures with the hands, from Greek cheir- chir- + -nomos manager (from nemein to manage)

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