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nematocera
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Nematocera \Nem`a*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread + ke`ras horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn[ae], as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera .
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The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae , consisting of the mosquitoes , crane flies , gnats , black flies , and midges . Nematocera are typically characterized by filamentous, ...