ortalid
ortalid noun: a fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).
Noun
ortalid (plural ortalids)
- A fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).
- He exhibited, also, two rare ortalid flies which resemble ants in appearance, Myrmecomyia myrmecoides Loew and Odontomera ferruginea Macquart.1903 July 17, WH Dall, “The Grand Gulf Formation”, in Science, volume 18, number 446, page 83
- The present paper is the result of a survey of the ortalid flies of the genus Pseudotephritis in the collections of the United States Biological Survey and the United States National Museum collection.1931, JR Malloch, “Flies of the genus Pseudotephritis Johnson (Diptera: Ortalidae)”, in Proceedings of the United States National Museum
- Synonyms:
- ulidiid
Synonyms of ortalid
Forms of ortalid
| plural | ortalids |
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Questions about ortalid
- What does ortalid mean?
- Ortalid means a fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).
- What part of speech is ortalid?
- Ortalid is a noun.
- What is the plural of ortalid?
- The plural of ortalid is ortalids.
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