Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Chlo·rop·i·dae Pronunciation:
klOr-'äp-&-"dE, klor-; kl&-'räp- Function:
noun plural : a family of smallnearly hairless flies with broad heads and short antennae including some which are irritating though nonbiting pests about the eyes of humans and various animals and are sometimes implicated in thetransmission of diseases (as yaws) —see
HIPPELATES,
SIPHUNCULINA
