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syrphid
[ sur-fid ]
/ ˈsɜr fɪd /
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noun
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the family Syrphidae.
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Also syr·phi·an [sur-fee-uhn]. /ˈsɜr fi ən/.
Origin of syrphid
1890–95; <New Latin Syrphidae family name, equivalent to Syrph(us) a genus (<Greek sýrphos gnat) + New Latin -idae-id2
Words nearby syrphid
syringomyelocele, syringotomy, syrinx, Syro-, Syros, syrphid, syrphid fly, Syrtis Major, syrup, syrupy, sys-
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How to use syrphid in a sentence
The family of the Syrphid includes three remarkable types, which we cannot pass over in silence.
The Insect World|Louis FiguierThis is a very bright-colored syrphid fly often seen soaring in shadowy places, but what he is doing we do not know.
Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) FairchildAs types of the Brachystom we select the Leptid and Syrphid.
The Insect World|Louis FiguierSyrphid and other flies which mimic bees and wasps can readily be found on flowers.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
British Dictionary definitions for syrphid
syrphid
/ (ˈsɜːfɪd) /
noun
any dipterous fly of the family Syrphidae, typically having a coloration mimicking that of certain bees and wasps: includes the hover flies
Word Origin for syrphid
C19: from Greek surphos gnat
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