About The Word Nematocera
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Nematocera
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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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