anthomyiid
|an-tho-my-iid|
/ˌænθəˈmaɪɪd/
fly of the Anthomyiidae family
Etymology
'anthomyiid' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'Anthomyiidae', where the genus name 'Anthomyia' comes from Greek 'anthos' meaning 'flower' and 'myia' meaning 'fly', and the suffix '-id'/'-idae' denotes belonging to or a member of a family.
'anthomyiid' was formed in late 19th-century scientific New Latin from the genus name 'Anthomyia' plus the English adjectival/noun-forming suffix '-id', and eventually entered English as the noun 'anthomyiid' for members of the family Anthomyiidae.
Initially it referred more narrowly to members of the genus 'Anthomyia', but over time it came to be used for any fly of the family 'Anthomyiidae' (i.e., members of that family).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a fly belonging to the family Anthomyiidae; many species resemble houseflies and whose larvae often feed on plant tissues (e.g., root maggots).
Anthomyiid larvae can be serious pests of vegetable crops, attacking roots and stems.
Synonyms
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