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| syr·phid [ súrfid ] (plural syr·phids) or syr·phus fly [ súrfəss flī ] (plural syr·phus flies) |
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fly that looks like wasp: a dipteran fly that hovers and darts, feeds on nectar and pollen, and has coloration mimicking that of a bee or wasp. Family Syrphidae.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Syrphidae< Syrphus< Greek surphos "gnat"] |
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 syr·phid adjective |
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