sialid

sialid
/suy"euh lid/, n.
1. any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Sialidae.
[ < NL Sialidae name of the family, equiv. to Sialid-, s. of Sialis a genus (Gk sialís a kind of bird) + -idae -ID2]

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