Nematocera definitions

Nematocera

1) Animal order 2) Mosquitoes 3) Suborder nematocera
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The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and midges. Nematocera are typically characterized by filamentous, multisegmented antennae which may be plumose in some males. Nematocera is a paraphyletic suborder,...
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Nematocera

• (n. pl.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera. • (n. pl.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
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Nematocera

(from the article `dipteran`) ...soil, beneath bark or stones, in decaying plant and animal matter, even in pools of crude petroleum). Adults feed on plant or animal juices or ...
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Nematocera

Nem`a·toc'e·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., a thread + ke`ras horn.] (Zoology) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera .
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