Delia

delia délia D'Elia Translingual thumb|Delia cardui species Delia cardui Etymology Borrowed from mul grc Δηλίᾱ. Proper noun 1 f genus family Anthomyiidae certain flies, including specialist species that are important agricultural pests Hypernyms genus ; Brachycera suborder suborder; Muscomorpha infraorder infraorder; Schizophora section section; Calyptratae subsection subsection; Muscoidea superfamily superfamily; Anthomyiidae family family; Anthomyiinae subfamily subfamily; Hydrophoriini tribe tribe Hyponyms genus Delia cardui species type species; Delia antiqua species (Onion maggot/onion fly), Delia coarctata species (wheat bulb maggot/wheat bulb fly), Delia floralis species (turnip maggot/turnip fly), Delia florilega species (bean seed maggot/bean seed fly), Delia planipalpis species, Delia platura species (seed-corn maggot/seed-corn fly), Delia radicum species (cabbage maggot/cabbage fly) selected other species; for other species see 1 References Delia (fly) Delia (fly) 1 1 English Etymology From en grc Δηλίᾱ, epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos. Pronunciation en /ˈdiːlɪə/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Delia.wav Southern England en iːliə 3 Proper noun + en female Ancient Greek. 1781 He Is Concerned in a Dangerous Adventure with a Certain Gardener;Sublimes His Ideas, Commences Gallant, and Becomes Acquainted with Miss Emily Gauntlet. 50 2 With this complexion and theſe qualifications, no wonder that our hero attracted the notice and affections of the young Delias in town, whoſe hearts had juſt began to flutter for they knew not what. en c. 1886 w:William Ernest Henley A Ballade of Ladies' Names Gleeson White: Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887 19 Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose; en 1995 w:Anne Tyler Ladder of Years Knopf 0679441557 8 "I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that." en Alia Shoaib MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments w:Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/maga-deport-democratic-representative-delia-ramirez-guatemala-2108921 2025-08-05 MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American." https://web.archive.org/web/20260726180527/https://www.newsweek.com/maga-deport-democratic-representative-delia-ramirez-guatemala-2108921 26 July 2026 en village p/Alberta c/Canada. en city s/Kansas. en municipality r/Sicily c/Italy. Derived terms en Delia effect Anagrams en adeil Elida Ideal ailed ideal ladie Spanish Etymology From es grc Δηλίᾱ, epithet of Artemis. Also used as a short form of the rare given name es Adelia. Pronunciation Proper noun f es female Delia