nematoceran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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
  1. Any fly of the Nematocera

Word forms

nematoceran nematocerans

Etymology

From translingual Nematocera + -an.

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