bə̇ˈtasəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bittacus, type genus (from Greek bittakos, psittakos parrot) + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical predacious red-and-black flies (order Mecoptera) comprising the scorpion flies
bə̇ˈtasəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bittacus, type genus (from Greek bittakos, psittakos parrot) + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical predacious red-and-black flies (order Mecoptera) comprising the scorpion flies
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012