asilidadj.
/ˈasɪlɪd/ Entomology.
Belonging to the Asilidæ, a family of dipterous insects comprising the hornet-flies.
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asilid1904
1904 Athenæum 24 Dec. 881/1 [Prof. E. B. Poulton] exhibited a photograph..showing the Xylocopid model and its Asilid mimic.
1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. 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.
1961 New Scientist 8 June 589/3 When feeding the [blind] flies are also exposed to predatory wasps, asilid flies and dragon flies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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