nycteribiid
/ˌnɪktəˈrɪbiːɪd/Entomology
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating the family Nycteribiidae of wingless dipteran flies which are parasites of bats and bear live young.
noun
A fly of the family Nycteribiidae; a bat fly.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Animal Ecology. From scientific Latin Nycteribiidae, family name from Nycteribia, genus name (P. A. Latreille Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes 176; from Nycteris + ancient Greek βίος life: see bio-) + -idae.
- pseudotuberculosis
- pseudotuberculous
- pseudotumour
- pseudouracil
- pseudo-urate
- pseudo-uric acid
- pseudouridine
- pseudovector
- pseudovelum
- pseudovirion
- pseudoviscosity
- pseudovitamin
- pseudo-volcanic
- pseudo-volcano
- pseudowavellite
- pseudowhorl
- pseudowollastonite
- pseudoxanthoma
- Pseud's Corner
- pseudy
- pshaw
- PSHE
- pshent
- psht
- pshut