CECIDOMYIA


Meaning of CECIDOMYIA in English

ˌsesədōˈmī(y)ə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kēkid-, kēkis oak gall + New Latin -o- + -myia

1. capitalized : a very large genus (the type of the family Cecidomyiidae) of gall-forming midges

2. -s : a midge of the genus Cecidomyia ; broadly : gall midge

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