kəˈnäpəˌdē, kōˈn- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Conop-, Conops, type genus (from Greek kōnōps gnat, mosquito) + -idae
: a family of broadheaded flies (order Diptera) comprising the thickheaded flies or wasp flies
kəˈnäpəˌdē, kōˈn- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Conop-, Conops, type genus (from Greek kōnōps gnat, mosquito) + -idae
: a family of broadheaded flies (order Diptera) comprising the thickheaded flies or wasp flies
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012