FLIES
\flˈa͡ɪz], \flˈaɪz], \f_l_ˈaɪ_z]\
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(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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An order of the class Insecta. Wings, when present, number two and distinguish Diptera from other so-called flies, while the halteres, or reduced hindwings, separate Diptera from other insects with one pair of wings. The order includes the families Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Phoridae, Sarcophagidae, Scatophagidae, Sciaridae, SIMULIIDAE, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Trypetidae, CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; GLOSSINIDAE; MUSCIDAE; and PSYCHODIDAE.
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