noun
blackflies and sand flies
• Syn: ↑family Simuliidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera
• Member Meronyms: ↑Simulium, ↑genus Simulium
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\\ˌsimyəˈlīəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of small biting two-winged flies including the blackflies and related pests and having larvae that usually live in rapidly flowing water — see simulium
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Simulīˈidae /-dē/ plural noun
The family of flies of which the Simulium is the type genus, some species of which are the carriers of diseases such as onchocerciasis
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Main Entry: ↑simulium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.