- cecidomyia
- \\ˌsesədōˈmī(y)ə\ noun
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Cecidomyia /ses-i-do-mīˈi-ə/nounA gall midge, a genus of flies destructive to vegetationORIGIN: Gr kēkis, -idos a gall, and myia a fly
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Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia … Wikipédia en Français
Cecidomyia — Cec i*do*my i*a (s[e^]s [i^]*d[ o]*m[imac] [i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the {Hessian fly}. See {Hessian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia, so v.w. Gallmücke … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia, s. Gallmücken … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia … Wikipédia en Français
Cecidomyia resinicola — Cecidomyia resinicola … Wikipédia en Français
Cecidomyia resinicola — Cecidomyia … Wikipédia en Français
Cecidomyia destructor — Hessian Hes sian, a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. [1913 Webster] {Hessian boots}, or {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. {Hessian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cecidomyia strobiloides — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cecidomyia — cec·i·do·my·ia … English syllables
