"stalk-eyed fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stalk-eyed flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stalk-eyed fly (plural stalk-eyed flies)
  1. A fly of the family Diopsidae.
    Sense id: en-stalk-eyed_fly-en-noun-abgLS3cb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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