superfamily Muscoidea

superfamily Muscoidea
noun
two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae
Syn: ↑Muscoidea
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

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