Megarhinus

noun

Mega·​rhi·​nus

ˌmegəˈrīnəs

: a genus of very large nonbiting American mosquitoes with a curved beak, greenish, or bluish coloration, and predaceous larvae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mega- + -rhinus

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