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ortalids

ortalids is the plural of ortalid.

Meaning of ortalid

Noun

ortalid (plural ortalids)

  1. (obsolete) 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
    Synonyms:
    ulidiid

Questions about ortalids

What is ortalids the plural of?
Ortalids is the plural of ortalid.

Words near ortalids in the dictionary

  1. Orston
  2. orsum
  3. ort
  4. Orta
  5. ortalid
  6. ortalids
  7. ortanique
  8. ortaniques
  9. Ortas
  10. ortataxel
  11. orted

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