Bittacidae

Bittacidae
noun
a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
Syn: ↑family Bittacidae
Hypernyms: ↑family
Member Holonyms: ↑Mecoptera, ↑order Mecoptera
Member Meronyms: ↑hanging fly

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\\bə̇ˈtasəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bittacus, type genus (from Greek bittakos, psittakos parrot) + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical predacious red-and-black flies (order Mecoptera) comprising the scorpion flies

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