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(n.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; - also called drone fly.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eristalis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/eristalis.html. 1828.
 
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