"Fly" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: The Fly was first discovered by Europeans in 1845 when Francis Blackwood, commanding the corvette HMS Fly, surveyed the western coast of the Gulf of Papua. The river was named after his ship and he proclaimed that it would be possible for a small steam-powered boat to travel up the mighty river. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fly
  1. A river in Papua New Guinea
    Sense id: en-Fly-en-name-AP6Tw4AG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Flys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Flys}} Fly (plural Flys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fly-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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