"Mydas fly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Mydas flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mydas fly (plural Mydas flies)
  1. Any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size. Categories (lifeform): Asilomorph flies Synonyms: mydaid, mydid, Midas fly
    Sense id: en-Mydas_fly-en-noun-1V~~Pst9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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