Eristalis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eristalis \E*ris"ta*lis\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed
     larv[ae]) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which
     spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very
     impure and salt waters; -- also called {drone fly}. Eristic