Thesaurus: eristalis

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1. n. A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.
2. A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvæ) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.
3. A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailedlarvæ) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiraclesat the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and saltwaters; -- also called drone fly.
4. n. A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.