| 单词 | fungus gnat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfungus gnat fungus gnat n. any of numerous small dipteran flies, esp. of the families Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae, having larvae which typically feed on fungi and decaying organic matter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Mycetophilidae > member of (fungus midge) agaric gnat1828 fungus gnat1862 fungus midge1876 1862 H. Loew & R. Osten-Sacken Monogr. Diptera N. Amer. I. 6 The limits between the families Cecidomyidæ (Gall-gnats) and Mycetophilidæ (Fungus-gnats) are not very easily fixed. 1896 Bull. W. Virginia Agric. Exper. Station No. 44. 286 The habits of all the fungus gnat worms that infest the potato tubers are similar. 1956 Q. Rev. Biol. 31 283/1 Most fungus gnats live on and eat fungi but a few, among them Arachnocampa, are carnivorous. 2014 BBC Gardeners' World (Special Subscriber ed.) Oct. 131/2 (heading) Fungus gnats. Tiny, grey-brown darting flies zig-zag close to the compost surface. < as lemmas |
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