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heleomyzids

heleomyzids is the plural of heleomyzid.

Meaning of heleomyzid

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

Questions about heleomyzids

What is heleomyzids the plural of?
Heleomyzids is the plural of heleomyzid.

Words near heleomyzids in the dictionary

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

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