"hover-fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hover-flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hover-fly (plural hover-flies)
  1. (dated) Alternative form of hoverfly; any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: hoverfly (extra: any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings) Categories (lifeform): Aschizan flies Synonyms: flower-fly, flower fly Translations (insect of the Syrphidae family): Schwebfliege [feminine] (German), tséʼédǫ́ʼii dishooí (Navajo), sírfido [masculine] (Spanish)

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