xyelid

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noun

Any in the family Xyelidae of sawflies.

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Meanings

nounxyelid (plural xyelids)

plural xyelids

  1. biologyAny in the family Xyelidae of sawflies.

    Like raphidiids, xyelids have the mesopleuron divided into an episternum and epimeron by a distinct mesopleural suture, but the suture is angled much more obliquely and the epimeron is much smaller than the episternum (Figs. 8-10).

    1993, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
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APA

xyelid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xyelid

MLA

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Chicago

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