Phycodromidae

Phy·​co·​drom·​i·​dae

ˌfīkōˈdräməˌdē

taxonomic synonym of coelopidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phycodroma, genus of Diptera (from phyc- + -droma, from feminine of -dromus -dromous) + -idae

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