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Acrocera

noun
Acroc·​e·​ra | \ ə-ˈkrä-sə-rə\

Definition of Acrocera

: a genus of two-winged flies with very small heads and larvae that feed on spiders or their eggs

First Known Use of Acrocera

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acrocera

New Latin, from acr- + -cera

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