| 释义 |
asil·i·dae
\əˈsiləˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Asilus, type genus + -idae
: a family of rather large usually slender two-winged flies with strong legs and wings and the proboscis a hardened beak used for sucking the body fluids of other insects which they capture on the wing — compare robber fly |