nematoceran

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adjective

Of or relating to the Nematocera, a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges.

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Meanings

adjectivenematoceran (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Nematocera, a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges.
nounnematoceran (plural nematocerans)

plural nematocerans

  1. Any fly of the Nematocera

Origin

From translingual Nematocera + -an.

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Translations

German Mücke
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Italian nematocero
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Cite this entry
APA

nematoceran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematoceran

MLA

“nematoceran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematoceran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nematoceran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematoceran.

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