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- proper noun A taxonomic
suborder within theorder Coleoptera — very manycoleopterans .
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Examples
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The Myxophaga feed exclusively on blue-green algae which they scrape from rocks using their mouthparts.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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The sub-order Myxophaga is mostly aquatic but limited to fast flowing, shallow stream habitats.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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