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Eristalis
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eristalis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/eristalis.html. 1828.