klōˈräpəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chlorops, type genus (from chlor- + -ops ) + -idae
: a family of small nearly hairless acalyptrate flies with broad heads and short antennae comprising the frit flies some of which have larvae that are borers in various cereals and other grasses, others being irritating though nonbiting pests about the eyes of man and various animals and sometimes implicated in the transmission of diseases (as yaws)