SIALID


Meaning of SIALID in English

/suy"euh lid/ , n.

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

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Sialidae.

[ Sialidae name of the family, equiv. to Sialid-, s. of Sialis a genus (Gk sialís a kind of bird) + -idae -ID 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .