sialid

sialid [sahy-uh-lid] Word Origin noun

1. any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.

adjective

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Sialidae.

Origin of sialid New Latin Sialidae name of the family, equivalent to Sialid-, stem of Sialis a genus (Greek sialís a kind of bird) + -idae -id2