Nemestrinidae

plural noun

Nem·​e·​strin·​i·​dae

-rinəˌdē

: a family of dipterous insects occurring mostly in hot and arid regions and having larvae that are parasitic on other insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nemestrinus, type genus (perhaps from Late Latin Nemestrinus, god of groves) + -idae

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