syrphid

[sur-fid]

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noun

syrphid fly.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Syrphidae.

Also syr·phi·an

[sur-fee-uh n] /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

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Historical Examples

As types of the Brachystom we select the Leptid and Syrphid.
The Insect World
Louis Figuier
The family of the Syrphid includes three remarkable types, which we cannot pass over in silence.
The Insect World
Louis Figuier
Syrphid 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

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

C19: from Greek surphos gnat

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Examples from the Web for syrphid

Historical Examples

As types of the Brachystom we select the Leptid and Syrphid.

The family of the Syrphid includes three remarkable types, which we cannot pass over in silence.

Syrphid and other flies which mimic bees and wasps can readily be found on flowers.

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Word Origin

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