Tendipedidae

Ten·​di·​ped·​i·​dae

taxonomic synonym of chironomidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tendiped-, Tendipes, genus of two-winged flies (from Latin tendere to stretch + -i- + -ped-, -pes -ped) + -idae

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