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phorid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fly of the family Phoridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phorid fly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Phoridae.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَارِق (sāriq) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蚤蠅 /蚤蝇 (zǎoyíng) — Translations
  • Dutch: bochelvlieg — Translations
  • German: Buckelfliege — Translations
  • Italian: foride — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pukkelflue — Translations
  • Portuguese: forídeo — Translations
  • Russian: фори́да (forída) — Translations
  • Russian: горба́тка (gorbátka) — Translations
  • Spanish: fórido — Translations
  • Swedish: puckelfluga — Translations
  • Vietnamese: ruồi lưng gù — Translations