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Tanystomata
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tanystomata'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tanystomata.html. 1828.