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robberfly

noun

Etymology

From robber + fly.

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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of robber fly.

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