Ortalid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ortalid is a noun meaning (obsolete) A fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).
Meaning
(obsolete) A fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).
Example Sentences
He exhibited, also, two rare ortalid flies which resemble ants in appearance, Myrmecomyia myrmecoides Loew and Odontomera ferruginea Macquart.
Although this family has some forms transgressive to the ortalids, it consists of a rather uniform monophyletic group, having not only morphological but also biological features in common.
The present paper is the result of a survey of the ortalid flies of the genus Pseudotephritis in the collections of the United States Biological Survey and the United States National Museum collection.
Word Forms
- ortalids
Synonyms for ortalid
Depending on context, synonyms include ulidiid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ulidiid, otitid, atelestid, perlodid, lestid, orneodid.
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