Nematocera \Nem`a*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a thread
+ ke`ras horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn[ae], as
the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also {Nemocera}.
Nematocera
n : mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
[syn: {suborder Nematocera}]