SYRPHID

Meaning of SYRPHID in English

[ 'sə:fɪd ]

■ noun Entomology a fly of the hoverfly family (Syrphidae).

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Syrphidae , from the genus name Syrphus , from Gk surphos 'gnat'.

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SYRPHID — I. ˈsərfə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Syrphidae : of or relating to the Syrphidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRPHID — /serr"fid/ , n. 1. See syrphid fly . adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Syrphidae. Also, syrphian /serr"fee …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYRPHID — syrphid BrE AmE ˈsɜːf ɪd § -əd AmE ˈsɝːf- ˈsɪrf- ▷ syrphid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYRPHID FLY — noun Etymology: New Latin Syrphidae, from Syrphus, genus of flies, from Greek syrphos gnat Date: circa 1891 hoverfly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYRPHID FLY — noun see syrphus fly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRPHID FLY — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers …
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SYRPHID FLY — noun Etymology: New Latin Syrphidae, from Syrphus, genus of flies, from Greek syrphos gnat Date: circa 1891 : hoverfly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYRPHID FLY — [syr.phid fly] n [NL Syrphidae, fr. Syrphus, genus of flies, fr. Gk syrphos gnat] (ca. 1891): any of a family …
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SYRPHID FLIES — журчалки (Syrphidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SYRPHID FLIES — журчалки ( Syrphidae )
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SYRPHUS FLY — ˈsərfəs- noun or syrphid fly Etymology: syrphus from New Latin Syrphus genus of dipterous flies, from Greek syrphos gnat : …
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RAT-TAILED LARVA — noun or rat-tailed maggot : the larva of a syrphid fly of Eristalis or related genera that is remarkable for …
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NARCISSUS BULB FLY — noun 1. : a large yellow and black hairy syrphid fly ( Merodon equestris ) that resembles a small bumblebee, …
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LESSER BULB FLY — noun : a small syrphid fly ( Eumerus tuberculatus ) having a grayish to yellowish larva that bores in and …
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FLOWERFLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a syrphid fly
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ERISTALIS — ə̇ˈristələ̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of large syrphid flies having larvae of the rat-tailed type …
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RAT-TAILED MAGGOT — /rat"tayld'/ the aquatic larva of any of several syrphid flies of the genus Eristalis, that breathes through a long, thin …
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FLOWER FLY. — See syrphid fly . [ 1835-45 ]
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HOVERFLY — noun Date: 1881 : any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOVER FLY — also called Flower Fly, or Syrphid Fly, any member of the insect family Syrphidae (order Diptera), which numbers about 4,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
APHID — also called Plant Louse, Greenfly, or Ant Cow, any of several species of sap-sucking, soft-bodied insects (order Homoptera) about the …
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FLY — 1) муха; pl мухи (Muscidae) 2) двукрылое 3) крылатое насекомое • - adder flies - ant fly - anthomyiid fly - anthomyzid fly - aphid fles - apple-seed chalcid …
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FLY — 1) муха; pl мухи ( Muscidae ) 2) двукрылое 3) крылатое насекомое • - adder flies - ant fly - …
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ЖУРЧАЛКИ — (Syrphidae) 1) flower flies 2) syrphid flies
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