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Eristalis

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E`ris´ta`lis
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvæ) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; - also called drone fly.


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