hoverfly
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See also: hover-fly
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flower-flyOnFlower2.jpg/220px-Flower-flyOnFlower2.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hoverfly (plural hoverflies)
- Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.
- Synonyms: flower fly, flower-fly
Translations
[edit]fly in the family Syrphidae
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References
[edit]- “hoverfly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.