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Webster 1913 Edition

Tanystomata

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Tanˊy-stom′a-ta

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] to stretch + [GREEK], [GREEK], mouth.]
(Zool.)
A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.

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