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xyelid

xyelid noun: any in the family Xyelidae of sawflies.

Noun

xyelid (plural xyelids)

  1. Any in the family Xyelidae of sawflies.
    • Like raphidiids, xyelids have the mesopleuron divided into an episternum and epimeron by a distinct mesopleural suture, but the suture is angled much more obliquely and the epimeron is much smaller than the episternum (Figs. 8-10).1993, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Forms of xyelid

pluralxyelids

Questions about xyelid

What does xyelid mean?
Xyelid means any in the family Xyelidae of sawflies.
What part of speech is xyelid?
Xyelid is a noun.
What is the plural of xyelid?
The plural of xyelid is xyelids.

Words near xyelid in the dictionary

  1. XY problem
  2. XY problems
  3. XY recorder
  4. XY recorders
  5. XY system
  6. xyelid
  7. xyelids
  8. XYL
  9. xyl-
  10. Xyl.
  11. xyla

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