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syrphid

[ sur-fid ]
/ ˈsɜr fɪd /

noun

syrphid fly.

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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Example sentences from the Web for syrphid

  • 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

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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