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n. pl.; sing. -ium [Gr. makros, large; thrix, hair]1. The larger surface hairs.2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)The large hairs on the wing membrane.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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