English Explanatory Dictionary

greenfly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
  2. Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth.
  3. Especially, Myzus persicae, green peach aphid.
  4. Lucilia sericata, common green bottle fly.
  5. Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly more commonly known as the greenhead horsefly, greenhead fly, or greenhead.
  6. Odontomyia chloris (syn. Musca chloris).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

greenfly greenflies green-fly

Etymology

From green + fly.

Synonyms

green blight
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