sciara

noun

sci·​a·​ra

ˈsīərə

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Sciaridae) of minute and usually blackish fungus gnats typically with highly gregarious larvae that are often destructive to mushrooms and seedlings see armyworm

2

plural -s : any insect of the genus Sciara

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek skiaros shady, dark-colored, from skia shadow

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