ˌtīˌkäpˈterəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ptychoptera, type genus (from ptych- + -ptera ) + -idae
: a family of very delicate two-winged flies (suborder Nematocera) with long black white-barred legs and larvae with a prolonged caudal respiratory tube comprising the phantom crane flies