Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A notable genus of flies, typical of the family Trypetidæ, of medium size, and yellowish-gray or greenish-yellow in color, with banded, spotted, or clear wings.
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Examples
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Chickadee doesn't know that this is the spherical gall of the _trypeta solidaginis_, but he does know that it contains a fat white grub.
Some Winter Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905
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