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bee fly

noun

Etymology

From bee + fly. Compare Icelandic býfluga.

  1. derived from *plewk-✻
  2. inherited from *fleugǭ✻
  3. inherited from *fleugā✻
  4. inherited from flȳġe
  5. inherited from flye
  6. formed as bee fly — “bee + fly”

Definitions

  1. Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and…

    Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.

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