nematocerousadj.
/ˌnɛməˈtɒs(ə)rəs/, /ˌnɛməˈtəʊs(ə)rəs/, /ˌniːməˈtɒs(ə)rəs/, /ˌniːməˈtəʊs(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌnɛməˈtoʊs(ə)rəs/, /ˌniməˈtoʊs(ə)rəs/ Entomology.
= nematoceran adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to the Nemocera
nemocerous1857
nematocerous1879
nemoceran1890
nematoceran1913
1879 Philos. Trans. 1878 (Royal Soc.) 169 591 We have the highest development of the aggregate eye in the so-called compound eye of the Nematocerous Diptera and of the Hymenoptera.
1962 R. M. Gordon & M. M. J. Lavoipierre Entomol. for Students of Med. xiv. 81 This character is of considerable value in distinguishing the medically important blood-sucking Nematocera from other non-medically important nematocerous flies.
1991 Jrnl. Entomol. Sci. 26 231 Adult mosquitoes and other nematocerous flies (body length > 2mm) were trapped in pastures using a sweep net.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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