"hornet fly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hornet flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hornet fly (plural hornet flies)
  1. Any of the genus Asilus and allied genera of dipterous insects, of which there are numerous species; large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Categories (lifeform): Asilomorph flies Synonyms: hawk fly, robber fly

Inflected forms

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