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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the haustellum composed of four (not of two or six) pieces, as a fly; of or pertaining to that division of brachycerous dipterous insects whose haustellum is of this character: correlated with dichætous and hexachætous. See cuts under Syrphus and Milesia.

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