asilus

  • 91eis-1 (*ḫeu̯is) —     eis 1 (*ḫeu̯is)     English meaning: to move rapidly, *iron     Deutsche Übersetzung: “(sich) heftig, ungestũm, schnell bewegen; antreiben = anregen, erquicken; also of Entsenden, Schleudern von Geschossen, Pfeilen”     Material: O.Ind.… …

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  • 92Asilidae — noun robber flies • Syn: ↑family Asilidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 93a|si|lid — «uh SY lihd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to a genus of large, fierce, two winged flies which prey on other insects. –n. an asilid fly. ╂[< New Latin Asilidae the family name < Latin asīlus horsefly] …

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