Definitions
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- noun Any of various
flies from the familySyrphidae that hover in the air and feed on thenectar of flowers.
Etymologies
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Examples
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So, the hoverfly is a pollinator and beneficial insect.
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So, the hoverfly is a pollinator and beneficial insect.
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So, the hoverfly is a pollinator and beneficial insect.
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I've since learned this is a type of hoverfly, a species that specializes in flowers and is an important pollination agent for plants not serviced by bees or butterflies.
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I've since learned this is a type of hoverfly, a species that specializes in flowers and is an important pollination agent for plants not serviced by bees or butterflies.
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This floral extravaganza, splashed across the green canvas of a meadow, has been shaped and coloured, magnified and titivated by the past choices made by animal eyes: bee eyes, butterfly eyes, hoverfly eyes.
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This floral extravaganza, splashed across the green canvas of a meadow, has been shaped and coloured, magnified and titivated by the past choices made by animal eyes: bee eyes, butterfly eyes, hoverfly eyes.
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She had a hoverfly (waspy looking), two craneflies (mosquitoey looking), a giant tarantula hawk wasp, and a delicate baby scorpion.
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She had a hoverfly (waspy looking), two craneflies (mosquitoey looking), a giant tarantula hawk wasp, and a delicate baby scorpion.
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A curious shrill noise came from her, like the screaming of a gnat or hoverfly; but no words, never any words.
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