Home › Words › S › syrphiansyrphian/ˈsəɹfi.ən/syrphian means of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, syrphian ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.syrphian is pronounced /ˈsəɹfi.ən/.EtymologyFrom syrphus + -ian.adjOf or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.nounA fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.syrphid 90% match — Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae. vs syrphian →syrphus 89% match — A fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae. vs syrphian →sphyrnid 64% match — Any member of the Sphyrnidae. vs syrphian →sylphidic 63% match — Of or resembling a sylphid vs syrphian →dipteran 62% match — An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly. vs syrphian →silphid 62% match — Any carrion beetle of the family Silphidae, now subfamily Silphinae. vs syrphian →siphonophorous 61% match — Of or relating to the siphonophores. vs syrphian →tipulid 61% match — of or pertaining to craneflies (insects of the family Tipulidae) vs syrphian →