"greenfly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-greenfly.wav Forms: greenflies [plural], greenfly [plural], green-fly [alternative]
Etymology: From green + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|green|fly}} green + fly Head templates: {{en-noun|+|greenfly}} greenfly (plural greenflies or greenfly)
  1. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth.
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-9T61HbYE Categories (other): Aphids Disambiguation of Aphids: 28 28 20 12 12
  2. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth.
    Especially, Myzus persicae, green peach aphid.
    Translations (aphid): ngō (Maori), kuturiki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-TRvFUY4k Categories (other): Aphids Disambiguation of Aphids: 28 28 20 12 12 Disambiguation of 'aphid': 40 60 0 0 0
  3. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Lucilia sericata, common green bottle fly.
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun--ATe76v3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies, Oestroid flies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 27 18 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 51 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 27 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 18 27 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 18 35 15 15 Disambiguation of Aphids: 28 28 20 12 12 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 17 17 32 17 17 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 18 18 30 18 18 Disambiguation of Oestroid flies: 5 5 76 10 5
  4. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly more commonly known as the greenhead horsefly, greenhead fly, or greenhead.
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-Egmltk9Q Categories (other): Aphids Disambiguation of Aphids: 28 28 20 12 12
  5. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Odontomyia chloris (syn. Musca chloris).
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-KyJlbyW1 Categories (other): Aphids Disambiguation of Aphids: 28 28 20 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: green blight

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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