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asilid, a. Ent.|ˈæsɪlɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Asilidæ, f. asīlus: see next and -id3.]
Belonging to the Asilidæ, a family of dipterous insects comprising the hornet-flies.
1904Athenæum 24 Dec. 881/1 [Prof. E. B. Poulton] exhibited a photograph..showing the Xylocopid model and its Asilid mimic. 1951Colyer & Hammond Flies Brit. Isles viii. 118 There is some evidence for the view that the instantaneous collapse of Asilid attack is due to the injection of poison. 1961New Scientist 8 June 589/3 When feeding the [blind] flies are also exposed to predatory wasps, asilid flies and dragon flies. |