bee fly

English
Bee fly on a Daffodil

Alternative forms
  • bee-fly

Etymology

From bee +‎ fly. Compare Icelandic býfluga.

Noun

bee fly (plural bee flies)

  1. Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.