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Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.
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Hoverfly — Taxobox name = Syrphidae image width = 250px image caption = Simosyrphus grandicornis (above) regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota|… … Wikipedia
hoverfly — noun Date: 1881 any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering at one place in the air and include some whose larvae prey on plant lice called also syrphid fly … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoverfly — noun (plural hoverflies) a fly, typically black and yellow, which frequently hovers in the air and feeds on the nectar of flowers. [Family Syrphidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
hoverfly — /ˈhɒvəflaɪ/ (say hovuhfluy) noun any of several of the larger flies of the family Syrphidae which have wasp like markings, and the habit of hovering during flight …
hoverfly — hovˈerfly noun A syrphid or other wasp like fly that hovers and darts • • • Main Entry: ↑hover … Useful english dictionary
List of hoverfly species of Great Britain — NOTOC The following is a list of hoverfly (Syrphidae) species recorded in Great Britain. Cautionary note: Stubbs and Falk (1983), British Hoverflies , divide the family into a subfamilies and tribes. These subdivisions are now believed to be, to… … Wikipedia
Doros (hoverfly) — Doros Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Sikorsky R-4 — infobox Aircraft name = R 4 / Hoverfly type = Helicopter manufacturer = Sikorsky caption = Comdr. Frank A. Erickson, USCG Dr. Igor Sikorsky, Sikorsky Helicopter HNS 1 C.G. #39040. designer = Igor Sikorsky first flight = 13 January 1942 introduced … Wikipedia
Sikorsky R-6 — R 6, Hoverfly II R 6A Hoverfly II at the USAF Museum Role Helicopter … Wikipedia
Sikorsky R-6 — Sikorsky R 6A im USAF Museum R 6A Hoverfly I … Deutsch Wikipedia
