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A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.
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- n. pl. A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.
- A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvæ live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.
- A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvæ live indecayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.