"shore fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shore flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shore fly (plural shore flies)
  1. A tiny fly found near seashores or at smaller inland waters, such as ponds, of one the 1,500 species of the family Ephydridae. Wikipedia link: Ephydridae Categories (lifeform): Dipterans Hyponyms: brine fly Related terms: shore bug Translations (fly of the family Ephyridae): liejukärpänen (Finnish), vattenfluga [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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