Cecidomyia

Cecidomyia
Cecidomyia Cec`i*do*my"i*a (s[e^]s`[i^]*d[-o]*m[imac]"[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki`s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the {Hessian fly}. See {Hessian fly}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia, so v.w. Gallmücke …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia, s. Gallmücken …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cecidomyia — Cecidomyia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cecidomyia — ˌsesədōˈmī(y)ə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kēkid , kēkis oak gall + New Latin o + myia 1. capitalized : a very large genus (the type of the family Cecidomyiidae) of gall forming midges 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cecidomyia resinicola — Cecidomyia resinicola …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cecidomyia resinicola — Cecidomyia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cecidomyia destructor — Hessian Hes sian, a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. [1913 Webster] {Hessian boots}, or {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. {Hessian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cecidomyia strobiloides — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cecidomyia — cec·i·do·my·ia …   English syllables

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