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hornet fly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
hor-net fly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Spilomyia of hoverflies (Syrphidae), many with coloring resembling that of hornets, some of which are predators of insect pests, others nectar-feeding pollinators.

noun

Any of the genus Asilus and allied genera of large, fierce dipterous robber flies (Asilidae) that often prey on insects larger than themselves to suck their blood, the males of which resemble hornets in coloring.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

hornet flies (plural)

Phrases

bald-faced hornet fly broad-banded hornet fly Crandall's hornet fly four-lined hornet fly interrupted hornet fly Rocky Mountain hornet fly western hornet fly

Questions

What does hornet fly mean?
Any member of the genus Spilomyia of hoverflies (Syrphidae), many with coloring resembling that of hornets, some of which are predators of insect pests, others nectar-feeding pollinators.

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