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BEE FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bee fly mean? 

BEE FLY (noun)
  The noun BEE FLY has 1 sense:

1. hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insectsplay

  Familiarity information: BEE FLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEE FLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bee fly" is a kind of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Holonyms ("bee fly" is a member of...):

Bombyliidae; family Bombyliidae (bee flies)


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