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hoverfly

noun
/ˈhʌ.vɚˌflaɪ/US

Etymology

From hover + fly.

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

Definitions

  1. Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the…

    Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA