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ceratopogonid

ceratopogonid noun: any biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae.

Noun

ceratopogonid (plural ceratopogonids)

  1. Any biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae.

Forms of ceratopogonid

pluralceratopogonids

Origin of ceratopogonid

Clipping of taxonomic name Ceratopogonidae.

Questions about ceratopogonid

What does ceratopogonid mean?
Ceratopogonid means any biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae.
What part of speech is ceratopogonid?
Ceratopogonid is a noun.
What is the plural of ceratopogonid?
The plural of ceratopogonid is ceratopogonids.

Words near ceratopogonid in the dictionary

  1. ceratophyllids
  2. ceratophyte
  3. ceratophytes
  4. ceratopid
  5. ceratopids
  6. ceratopogonid
  7. ceratopogonids
  8. ceratopsian
  9. ceratopsians
  10. ceratopsid
  11. ceratopsids

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