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MYCETOPHILIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mycetophilidae mean?
• MYCETOPHILIDAE (noun)
The noun MYCETOPHILIDAE has 1 sense:
1. fungus gnats
Familiarity information: MYCETOPHILIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fungus gnats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Mycetophylidae; Mycetophilidae
Hypernyms ("Mycetophilidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Mycetophilidae"):
fungus gnat (mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation)
Holonyms ("Mycetophilidae" is a member of...):
Nematocera; suborder Nematocera (mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)
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