Acrocerid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acrocerid is a noun meaning (entomology) Any fly of the family Acroceridae.
Meaning
(entomology) Any fly of the family Acroceridae.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- acrocerids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acridid, acridian, acanthometrid, acanthizid, athericid, acalyptrate.
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