nematoceran

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English

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Etymology

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Nematocera +‎ -an

Adjective

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nematoceran (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Nematocera, a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges.

Noun

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nematoceran (plural nematocerans)

  1. Any fly of the Nematocera

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