sialid

[ sahy-uh-lid ]

noun
  1. any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Sialidae.

Origin of sialid

1
<New Latin Sialidae name of the family, equivalent to Sialid-, stem of Sialis a genus (Greek sialís a kind of bird) + -idae-id2

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