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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.