SYRPHIDAE

Meaning of SYRPHIDAE in English

-fəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Syrphus, type genus + -idae

: a large and widely distributed family of cyclorrhaphous dipterans — see syrphus fly

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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
HOVERFLY — noun Date: 1881 any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering at …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYRPHID — I. ˈsərfə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Syrphidae : of or relating to the Syrphidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRPHUS FLY — ˈsərfəs- noun or syrphid fly Etymology: syrphus from New Latin Syrphus genus of dipterous flies, from Greek syrphos gnat : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRONE FLY — noun : a nearly cosmopolitan two-winged fly ( Eristalis tenax ) of the family Syrphidae superficially resembling the drone bee …
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 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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 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
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
SYRPHID — [ 'sə:fɪd ] ■ noun Entomology a fly of the hoverfly family (Syrphidae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Syrphidae , …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOVERFLY — ■ noun ( plural hoverflies ) a fly, typically black and yellow, which frequently hovers in the air and feeds …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SYRPHID FLY — [syr.phid fly] n [NL Syrphidae, fr. Syrphus, genus of flies, fr. Gk syrphos gnat] (ca. 1891): any of a family …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
BEE FLY — any insect of the family Bombyliidae (order Diptera). Many resemble bees, and most have long proboscises (feeding organs) that are …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOVER — v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (of a bird, helicopter, etc.) remain in one place in the air. 2 (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOVER — v. & n. v.intr. 1 (of a bird, helicopter, etc.) remain in one place in the air. 2 (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOVER — v. & n. --v.intr. 1. (of a bird, helicopter, etc.) remain in one place in the air. 2 (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
SYRPHID FLIES — журчалки (Syrphidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FLOWER FLIES — 1) цветочницы (Anthomyidae) 2) журчалки (Syrphidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SYRPHID FLIES — журчалки ( Syrphidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FLOWER FLIES — 1) цветочницы ( Anthomyidae ) 2) журчалки ( Syrphidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ЖУРЧАЛКИ — (Syrphidae) 1) flower flies 2) syrphid flies
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ДВУКРЫЛЫЕ — ДВУКРЫЛЫЕ Отряд двукрылых (Diptera) делят, согласно разным системам, на 121-138 семейств, которые группируются в два или три подотряда. При классификации …
Русский словарь Colier

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