NEMATOCERA
Nematocera, suborder Nematocera
(noun) mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Nem`a*toc"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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