D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tanystomata

· Tan·y·stom·a·ta · IPA
01 n. pl. A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber fl…
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    A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.(Zool.)