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Definition of Simuliidae
1. Noun. Blackflies and sand flies.
Exact synonyms: Family Simuliidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Diptera, Order Diptera
Member holonyms: Genus Simulium, Simulium
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Diptera, Order Diptera
Member holonyms: Genus Simulium, Simulium
Medical Definition of Simuliidae
1. Several species of the genus simulium (family simuliidae) that act as intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simuliidae
Literary usage of Simuliidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph of the Culicidae, Or Mosquitoes by Frederick Vincent Theobald (1907)
"Thus the interesting group of minute midge- gnats—the simuliidae—is being
monographed by M. Roubaud, of Paris, and our collections of simuliidae have been ..."
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