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Xylophagides

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Xylophagides'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​x/xylophagides.html. 1828.