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Tan`y*stom"a*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to stretch + , , mouth.] Zool.
A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.
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