Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dronefly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drone-fly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax.

Example Sentences

"I took a large grey Drone-Fly, that had a large head, but a small a slender body in proportion to it, and cutting off its head, I fix'd it with the forepart or face upwards upon my Object Plate […]."

Etymology

From drone + fly.

Inflected Forms

droneflies (plural) drone fly (alternative)

Phrases

orange-spotted drone fly

Questions

What does dronefly mean?: A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax.
Where does dronefly come from?: From drone + fly.

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