sciara
noun
sci·a·ra
ˈsīərə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Sciaridae) of minute and usually blackish fungus gnats typically with highly gregarious larvae that are often destructive to mushrooms and seedlings see armyworm
2
plural -s : any insect of the genus Sciara
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek skiaros shady, dark-colored, from skia shadow