sialid
[ sahy-uh-lid ]
noun
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
adjective
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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