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tanystomata
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tanystomata, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to stretch + , , mouth.].
A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillæ. The horseflies and robber flies are examples. [1913 Webster]
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