Bittacidae

plural noun

Bit·​ta·​ci·​dae

bə̇ˈtasəˌdē

: a family of chiefly tropical predacious red-and-black flies (order Mecoptera) comprising the scorpion flies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bittacus, type genus (from Greek bittakos, psittakos parrot) + -idae

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