Rhagionidae
plural noun
Rhag·i·on·i·dae
ˌrajēˈänəˌdē
: a widely distributed family of predaceous two-winged flies having usually a tapering body, long slender legs, and sometimes a conspicuous downward-projecting proboscis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Rhagion-, Rhagio, type genus (from Greek rhagion, a spider, diminutive of rhag-, rhax malmignatte, grape, berry) + -idae