Dexiidae

plural noun

Dex·​i·​idae

dekˈsīəˌdē

: a family of muscoid flies that are closely related to the tachina fly and have larvae which are parasitic in insects and other small arthropods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dexia, type genus (perhaps from Greek dexia right hand, from feminine of dexios) + -idae

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