a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n. (Zool.) A syrphus fly. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Syrius: cf. F. Syrien. ] Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n. A native of Syria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A Syrian idiom, or a peculiarity of the Syrian language; a Syriacism. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]