SYRPHID


Meaning of SYRPHID in English

/serr"fid/ , n.

1. See syrphid fly .

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Syrphidae.

Also, syrphian /serr"fee euhn/ .

[ 1890-95; Syrphidae family name, equiv. to Syrph ( us ) a genus ( sýrphos gnat) + NL -idae -ID 2 ]

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