"ephydrid" meaning in All languages combined

See ephydrid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ephydrids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ephydrid (plural ephydrids)
  1. (zoology) Any species of the shore fly family Ephydridae. Wikipedia link: Ephydridae Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Dipterans

Inflected forms

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