Nematocera

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Ancient Greek νῆμα = "thread" + κέρας = "horn, antenna", referring to their long, thin and segmented antennae.

Proper noun

Nematocera

  1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, etc.

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