dexiidae

dexiidae
\\dekˈsīəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dexia, type genus (perhaps from Greek dexia right hand, from feminine of dexios) + -idae
: a family of muscoid flies that are closely related to the tachina fly and have larvae which are parasitic in insects and other small arthropods

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