Rhagionidae

plural noun

Rhag·​i·​on·​i·​dae

ˌrajēˈänəˌdē

: a widely distributed family of predaceous two-winged flies having usually a tapering body, long slender legs, and sometimes a conspicuous downward-projecting proboscis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rhagion-, Rhagio, type genus (from Greek rhagion, a spider, diminutive of rhag-, rhax malmignatte, grape, berry) + -idae

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