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CERATOPOGONIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Ceratopogonidae; family Ceratopogonidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ceratopogonidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Ceratopogonidae"):
biting midge; no-see-um; punkey; punkie; punky (minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects)
Ceratopogon; genus Ceratopogon (type genus of the Ceratopogonidae)
Holonyms ("Ceratopogonidae" is a member of...):
Nematocera; suborder Nematocera (mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)