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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of syrphid flies, founded by Meigen in 1822.
- noun A genus of water-beetles, of the family Hy-drophilidæ, erected by Mulsant in 1844. It is synonymous with the extensive genus Philhydrus of Solier.
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