"greenfly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greenflies [plural], greenfly [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-GMkSgfkK Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16
  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
    Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies Translations (aphid): ngō (Maori), kuturiki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-d3jTdyDx Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of 'aphid': 40 60 0 0 0 0
  3. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Lucilia sericata, common green bottle fly
    Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies, Oestroid flies
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-4mWhu90- Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Oestroid flies: 16 16 22 16 16 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 23 15 15 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 15 36 12 12 12
  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
    Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-RaUESDnC Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16
  5. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
    Odontomyia chloris (syn. Musca chloris)
    Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-pdSqI~Ma Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16
  6. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color: Categories (lifeform): Aphids, Dipterans, Horseflies
    Sense id: en-greenfly-en-noun-QEPVdj97 Disambiguation of Aphids: 21 21 15 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 16 16 19 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 16 16 19 16 16 16

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