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Nematocera

Nematocera Meaning & Definition
Nematocera Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nematocera?

[n] mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nematocera: suborder Nematocera

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nematocera:

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

Nematocera In Webster's Dictionary

\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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