ˌathəˈrisərə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek athēr barb, awn + New Latin -cera
in some classifications : a group of two-winged flies part of the suborder Cyclorrhapha and having three basal joints to the antennae and a bristle arising from the base of the third
• ath·e·ric·er·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rən adjective or noun
• ath·e·ric·er·ous -rəs adjective