Urbicolae

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

  Urbicolae \Ur*bic"o*lae\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis,
     a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)
     An extensive family of butterflies ({Hesperidae}), including
     those known as skippers.
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