BEE FLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bee fly" is a kind of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Holonyms ("bee fly" is a member of...):

Bombyliidae; family Bombyliidae (bee flies)

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