What does acrocerid mean?
Acrocerid means (entomology) Any fly of the family Acroceridae..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(entomology) Any fly of the family Acroceridae..
The Acrocerids are very curious and characteristic flies on account of their small head, large, bulbous thorax, inflated abdomen and large thoracic squamulae.
The winged form of acrocerids is characterized by a great reduction in the size of the head, by very great increase of the thorax with weak legs, and by small, often costalized wings; the flies feed, if at all, on the nectar of flowers.
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Acrocerid means (entomology) Any fly of the family Acroceridae..
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The Acrocerids are very curious and characteristic flies on account of their small head, large, bulbous thorax, inflated abdomen and large thoracic squamulae.
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