[Community] Ethymology of the name Macromia?

[Marijn Prins]

Dear all,

Macromia means 'equally large', which probably refers to the 'forks of
claws' (Paulson and Dunkle, 2009: A Checklist of North American Odonata,
Including English Name, Etymology, Type Locality, and
Distribution<http://www.odonatacentral.org/docs/NA_Odonata_Checklist_2009%20%28screen%29.pdf>
).
I would deduct from that that Macromia consists of makros (Gr. long, large)
and homos (Gr. the same, equal). It is likely that -(h)omia is a latinized
form of homos.

Best regards,

Marijn Prins
The Netherlands


2010/2/1 T Donnelly <tdonelly at binghamton.edu>

> I also wonder about the etymology of Macromia.  Macro- means long; mega-
> means large.
>
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> Good morning,
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> I have been asked what is the ethymology of the genus name MACROMIA.
> I have no idea, I just suppose the prefix Macro- means there is something
> big.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> Renaud Bernhard
> Switzerland
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