Sciaridae
plural noun
Sci·ar·i·dae
| \ sīˈarəˌdē \
Definition of Sciaridae
: a family of minute usually dark or blackish two-winged flies some of which are destructive to mushrooms and to seedlings of higher plants — see fungus gnat, sciara — compare mycetophilidae
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