Thread subject: Diptera.info :: -myza genera

Posted by Rui Andrade on 14-10-2020 04:33
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It seems to be 'to suck':

-myza or -myzon n combining form [NL, fr. Gk myzein, myzan to suck; akin to Gk mydan to be damp] : one that sucks or feeds by suction ― in generic names in zoology <Petromyzon> <Agromyza>
https://secure.sp...f_comb.pdf