Entomophthora

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, insect) + φθορά (phthorá, destruction)

Proper noun

Entomophthora f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Entomophthoraceae – fungi parasitic on flies and other two-winged insects.

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