HyperDic: muscoidea

English > 1 sense of the word Muscoidea:
NOUNanimalMuscoidea, superfamily Muscoideatwo-winged flies especially the families
English > Muscoidea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningTwo-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae.
Synonymsuperfamily Muscoidea
Member ofDiptera, order DipteraA large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods

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