mycetophilidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪsᵻˈtɒfᵻlɪd/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪsəˈtɑfəlɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mycetophilidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mycetophilidae, family name (J. Macquart Insectes diptères nouveaux ou peu connus (1838) 76) < Mycetophila , genus name (J. W. Meigen 1803, in Magazin f. Insektenkunde 2 263; < myceto- myceto- comb. form + -phila : see -phile comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French mycetophile (1810).

Entomology.

A. n.

A fly of the dipteran family Mycetophilidae comprising the fungus gnats, whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi.

ΚΠ

1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 545 In the type of Articulates the Flea is a degraded Mycetophilid, so to speak.

1897 Bot. Gaz. 24 107 Eugnoriste occidentalis..is a mycetophilid with a remarkably long proboscis.

1922 Nature 3 June 714/1 I also find a winged termite,..a mycetophilid, some small spiders, etc.

1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. xi. 185 The Mycetophilids..have photogenic powers.

1996 Biol. Conservation 76 297 The continuous presence of wood in all decay stages combined with a tree cover appeared to be an important factor for increasing the species richness of mycetophilids.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the family Mycetophilidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to family Mycetophilidae

mycetophilid1893

1893 Science 20 Oct. 217/1 Adult Mycetophilid flies have been collected by me on several occasions in parts of caves in which my larvae were found.

1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 227 4 The earliest description of a Mycetophilid larva we owe to Reaumur (1740).

1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 73 Mycetophilid larvae, generally, are long, worm-like grubs, soft, whitish and partly transparent, with a small darkened head.

1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 151 The cuttings were covered with bags divided into two compartments made of mycetophilid fly netting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mycetophilid
释义	mycetophilidn.adj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪsᵻˈtɒfᵻlɪd/, U.S. /ˌmaɪsəˈtɑfəlɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mycetophilidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mycetophilidae, family name (J. Macquart Insectes diptères nouveaux ou peu connus (1838) 76) < Mycetophila , genus name (J. W. Meigen 1803, in Magazin f. Insektenkunde 2 263; < myceto- myceto- comb. form + -phila : see -phile comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French mycetophile (1810). Entomology. A. n. A fly of the dipteran family Mycetophilidae comprising the fungus gnats, whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi. ΚΠ 1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 545 In the type of Articulates the Flea is a degraded Mycetophilid, so to speak. 1897 Bot. Gaz. 24 107 Eugnoriste occidentalis..is a mycetophilid with a remarkably long proboscis. 1922 Nature 3 June 714/1 I also find a winged termite,..a mycetophilid, some small spiders, etc. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. xi. 185 The Mycetophilids..have photogenic powers. 1996 Biol. Conservation 76 297 The continuous presence of wood in all decay stages combined with a tree cover appeared to be an important factor for increasing the species richness of mycetophilids. B. adj. Of or relating to the family Mycetophilidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to family Mycetophilidae mycetophilid1893 1893 Science 20 Oct. 217/1 Adult Mycetophilid flies have been collected by me on several occasions in parts of caves in which my larvae were found. 1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 227 4 The earliest description of a Mycetophilid larva we owe to Reaumur (1740). 1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 73 Mycetophilid larvae, generally, are long, worm-like grubs, soft, whitish and partly transparent, with a small darkened head. 1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 151 The cuttings were covered with bags divided into two compartments made of mycetophilid fly netting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1869
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