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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