"dronefly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: droneflies [plural], drone fly [alternative]
Etymology: From drone + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drone|fly}} drone + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} dronefly (plural droneflies)
  1. A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax. Derived forms: orange-spotted drone fly
    Sense id: en-dronefly-en-noun-wSZyT6zZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Aschizan flies

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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