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syrphids

syrphids is the plural of syrphid.

Meaning of syrphid

Noun

syrphid (plural syrphids)

  1. Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae.
    • Because they are strong fliers and able to hover and inspect foliage for aphids, syrphids may be especially good at locating aphid colonies.2008, Robert L. Bugg, Ramy G. Colfer, William E. Chaney, Hugh A. Smith, James Cannon, Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and Other Biological Control Agents for Aphids in Vegetable Crops, University of...
    Synonyms:
    syrphian

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Questions about syrphids

What is syrphids the plural of?
Syrphids is the plural of syrphid.

Words near syrphids in the dictionary

  1. Syrota
  2. syrp
  3. syrphian
  4. syrphians
  5. syrphid
  6. syrphids
  7. syrphine
  8. syrphines
  9. syrphus
  10. syrphus flies
  11. syrphus fly

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