ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmīyəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Anthomyia, type genus (from anth- (I) + -myia ) + -idae
: a large family of two-winged flies closely related to the houseflies but usually distinguished by a bristly abdomen and bristleless pleura and including a number of species of economic importance because of their plant-eating larvae (as the onion maggot, wheat bulb fly, and cabbage maggot)