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acrocerid

acrocerid noun: any fly of the family Acroceridae.

Noun

acrocerid (plural acrocerids)

  1. Any fly of the family Acroceridae.
    • The Acrocerids are very curious and characteristic flies on account of their small head, large, bulbous thorax, inflated abdomen and large thoracic squamulae.1907, William Lundbeck, Diptera Danica: Genera and Species of Flies Hitherto Found in Denmark, G.E.C. Gad, →OCLC
    • The winged form of acrocerids is characterized by a great reduction in the size of the head, by very great increase of the thorax with weak legs, and by small, often costalized wings; the flies feed, if at all, on the nectar of flowers.1974, Boris B. Rohdendorf, The Historical Development of Diptera, University of Alberta Press, →OCLC, page 86

Forms of acrocerid

pluralacrocerids

Questions about acrocerid

What does acrocerid mean?
Acrocerid means any fly of the family Acroceridae.
What part of speech is acrocerid?
Acrocerid is a noun.
What is the plural of acrocerid?
The plural of acrocerid is acrocerids.

Words near acrocerid in the dictionary

  1. acrocephalous
  2. acrocephaly
  3. Acroceraunian
  4. acrocerci
  5. acrocercus
  6. acrocerid
  7. acrocerids
  8. acrochord
  9. acrochordal
  10. acrochordid
  11. acrochordids

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