"syrphid" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /səɹfɪd/
Etymology: From translingual Syrphidae. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Syrphidae}} translingual Syrphidae Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} syrphid (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (of or pertaining to hoverflies): syrphian
    Sense id: en-syrphid-en-adj-CABanBL7

Noun [English]

IPA: /səɹfɪd/ Forms: syrphids [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Syrphidae. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Syrphidae}} translingual Syrphidae Head templates: {{en-noun}} syrphid (plural syrphids)
  1. Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae. Categories (lifeform): Aschizan flies Synonyms: syrphian Hyponyms: syrphus (english: genus Syrphus)
    Sense id: en-syrphid-en-noun-gXpCUFJi Disambiguation of Aschizan flies: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72

Inflected forms

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