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heleomyzid

heleomyzid noun: any member of the family Heleomyzidae of flies.

Noun

heleomyzid (plural heleomyzids)

  1. Any member of the family Heleomyzidae of flies.
    • Carrion in woods possibly has a distinctive fauna; the commonest flies are Piophila (especially Pnigriceps) and the heleomyzid Neoleria inscripta while Calliphoridae are less in evidence.1978, Alan Stubbs, A dipterist's handbook, page 119
    • Trixoscelids are scarcely distinguishable from heleomyzids.1979, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Forms of heleomyzid

pluralheleomyzids

Questions about heleomyzid

What does heleomyzid mean?
Heleomyzid means any member of the family Heleomyzidae of flies.
What part of speech is heleomyzid?
Heleomyzid is a noun.
What is the plural of heleomyzid?
The plural of heleomyzid is heleomyzids.

Words near heleomyzid in the dictionary

  1. Helensburgh
  2. Helensville
  3. Helentjaris
  4. Helentjarises
  5. Helenus
  6. heleomyzid
  7. heleomyzids
  8. heleophrynid
  9. heleophrynids
  10. heleoplankton
  11. helepole

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