Meaning of NEMATOCERA
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| | Definition: | | [n] mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies |
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| | Synonyms: | | suborder Nematocera |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Culicidae, Diptera, family Ceratopogonidae, family Chironomidae, family Culicidae, family Mycetophylidae, family Psychodidae, family Sciaridae, family Tipulidae, Mycetophilidae, order Diptera, Psychodidae, Sciaridae, Tipulidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nem`a*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a thread
+ ke`ras horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn[ae], as
the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also {Nemocera}.
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