Nematocera

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

  Nematocera \Nem`a*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma,
     nh`matos, a thread + ke`ras horn.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the
     mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also {Nemocera}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nematocera
       n : mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
           [syn: {suborder Nematocera}]