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Chironomus

noun
Chi·​ron·​o·​mus | \ kīˈränəməs\

Definition of Chironomus

: the type genus of Chironomidae

History and Etymology for Chironomus

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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