Xylophagides

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

  Xylophagides \Xy`lo*phag"i*des\, prop. n. pl. [See
     {Xylophagous}.] (Zool.)
     A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in
     decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.
     [1913 Webster]