English Explanatory Dictionary

hornet fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of genus Spilomyia of hoverflies (Syrphidae), many with coloring resembling that of hornets, some of which are predators of insect pests, others nectar-feeding pollinators.
  2. 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.

Word forms

hornet fly hornet flies

Derived words

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
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