Definition of Nematocera

1. Noun. Mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies.


Definition of Nematocera

1. n. pl. A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.

Medical Definition of Nematocera

1. A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly. Synonym: Nemocera. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a thread + horn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nematocera

nemalite
nemas
nematelmia
nematelminthes
nemathecium
nemathelminth
Nemathelminthes
nematic
nematicidal
nematicide
nematicides
nematization
nematoblast
nematocalyx
nematocera (current term)
Nematocera
nematocidal
nematocidal
nematocide
nematocide
nematocides
nematocyst
nematocyst
nematocysts
nematocyte
nematoda
Nematoda
nematode
nematode
nematodes

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