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simuliid, n. and a. Ent.|sɪˈmjuːliːɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Simuliidæ, f. simulium n.: see -id3.]
A. n. Any fly of the family Simuliidae, comprising small blood-sucking gnats which spread parasitic disease; = buffalo gnat s.v. buffalo n. 5.
1895in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1913Canad. Entomologist XLV. 406 The commonest Simuliid around Boston, in Spring, is Simulium hirtipes. 1963Canad. Jrnl. Zool. XLI. 947 An understanding of the role of simuliids in the transmission of parasites necessitates accurate identification of the flies. 1978Nature 22 June 626/1 The vectors, simuliids or ‘blackflies’ prefer rapid running water as their habitat.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the family Simuliidae; consisting of members of this family.
1895in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1913Canad. Entomologist XLV. 407 The parasitised Simuliid larvæ are unable to pupate and are finally killed by the worm. 1961Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. LIV. 716/1 The simuliid fauna of Wisconsin is comprised of 27 described species. 1976Lancet 18 Dec. 1366/2 Drugs for killing the parasitic worm itself..are too dangerous for mass medication and the only practicable alternative is an attack on the vector, the simuliid blackfly. |