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Ceratopogonidae

noun

biting midges; sand flies

• Syn: ↑family Ceratopogonidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera

• Member Meronyms:

↑punkie, ↑punky, ↑punkey, ↑no-see-um, ↑biting midge, ↑Ceratopogon, ↑genus Ceratopogon

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\\ˌserə(ˌ)tōpəˈgänəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Ceratopogon + -idae

: a large family of tiny long-legged nematocerous two-winged flies that have piercing mouthparts, that comprise the biting midges which attack man, various other mammals, and birds, and that include various vectors of filarial worms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.