Brachyceran
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any fly of the suborder Brachycera.
"The investigations carried out by Bischoff on a considerable series of brachyceran heads led him to the conclusion that the mouth hooks of these Brachycera are the result of fusion of the maxillae with the mandibles."
Example
More examples"The investigations carried out by Bischoff on a considerable series of brachyceran heads led him to the conclusion that the mouth hooks of these Brachycera are the result of fusion of the maxillae with the mandibles."
Etymology
From Brachycera + -an.
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