📖 Definitions of "Syrphid"
noun
- 1
Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Syrphid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| syrphiannoun | Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae. |
| sphecidnoun | A wasp in the Sphecidae family. |
| pyralidnoun | (entomology) A moth of the family Pyralidae. |
| musciform | (botany) Having the appearance or form of a moss. |
| meliphagous | Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar. |
| hymenopteriform | Having the form of a hymenopteran |
| dipterophagous | (biology) That feeds on dipterans |
| dipteralnoun | Having a double row of columns on each of the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple. |
| cypseliform | (obsolete, zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.) |
| aviphilic | Fond of birds; bird-loving. |
| scarabaeoid | (entomology) Of or pertaining to beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. |
| stenogamous | (entomology, of the mating of insects) Requiring no nuptial flight |
| lepidopterophagous | (biology) That eats insects of the order Lepidoptera |
| megalopterannoun | Any insect in the insect order Megaloptera, the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies |
| tipulidnoun | A cranefly |
| flighty | Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions. |
| lepidopterous | (entomology, taxonomy) Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. |
| melliphagous | Alternative spelling of meliphagous. [Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.] |
| geometridnoun | (entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths |
| flystruck | Affected with myiasis. |
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