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A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.

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  1. n. pl. A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
  2. A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
  3. A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as themosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
  4. n mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies