Syrphus fly

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• Fly

  ·vt To hunt with a hawk. II. Fly ·add. ·noun Waste cotton. III. Fly ·vi A <<Parasite>>. IV. Fly ·...

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• Fly

  Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked ag...

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• fly

  1) Knowing. Acquainted with another's meaning or proceeding. The rattling cove is fly; the coachman ...

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• fly

  , or compass-card , placed on the magnetic-needle and supported by a pin, whereon it turns freely....

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• Adder fly

  ·- A dragon fly. ...

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• Alder fly

  ·add. ·- An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs. II. Alde...

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• Berna fly

  ·- A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in woun...

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• Breeze fly

  ·noun A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormen...

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• Bull fly

  ·noun ·Alt. of <<Bullfly>>. ...

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• Burrel fly

  ·- The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). ·see <<Gadfly>>. ...

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• Canker fly

  ·- A fly that preys on fruit. ...

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• Chalcid fly

  ·- One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are pa...

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• Columbatz fly

  ·- ·see Buffalo fly, under <<Buffalo>>. ...

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• Drone fly

  ·- A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. ·see <<Eristalis>>. ...

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• Fly amanita

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of Fly fungus. ...

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• Fly fungus

  ·add. ·- A poisonous mushroom (Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius), having usually a bright r...

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• Fly-bitten

  ·adj Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies. ...

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• Fly-case

  ·noun The covering of an insect, ·esp. the elytra of beetles. ...

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• Fly-catching

  ·adj Having the habit of catching insects on the wing. ...

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• Fly-fish

  ·vi To angle, using flies for bait. ...

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• Vinegar fly

  ·add. ·- Any of several fruit flies, ·esp. Drosophila ampelopophila, which breed in imperfectly seal...

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• Warega fly

  ·- A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores. ...

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• White fly

  ·add. ·- Any one of numerous small injurious hemipterous insects of the genus Aleyrodes, allied to s...

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• black fly

  The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest...

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• fly slicers

  Life-guard men, from their sitting on horseback, under an arch, where they are frequently observed t...

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• fly-flapped

  Whipt in the stocks, or at the cart's tail. ...

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• fly-catcher

  n. bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...

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• fly-eater

  n. the new vernacular name for the Australianbirds of the genus Gerygone (q.v.), and see Warbler.Th...

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• fly-orchis

  n. name applied in Tasmania to theorchid, Prasophyllum patens, R. Br. ...

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• kangaroo-fly

  n. a small Australian fly, Cabarus. See quotations. 1833. C. Sturt, `Southern Australia,' vol. I. ...

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• to fly around

  To stir about; to be active. A very common expression. Come, gals, fly round, and let's get Mrs. Cl...

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• fly ring

  laughing, fleering, or sneering. N. ...

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• fly-away

  Fictitious resemblance of land; "Dutchman's cape," &c. (See cape fly-away.) ...

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• fly-block

  The block spliced into the topsail-tye; it is large and flat, and sometimes double. ...

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• fly-boat

  A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is generally from 300 to 600 tons. It is distinguis...

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• fly-up

  A sudden deviation upwards from a sheer line; the term is nearly synonymous with flight. ♦ To fly ...

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• fly-wheel

  The regulator of a machine. ...

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• Fly, Flies

  The two following Hebrew terms denote flies of some kind: • Zebub, which occurs only in (Ecclesiast...

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• Mediterranean fruit fly

  ·add. ·- A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterr...

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• fly-by-night

  You old fly-by-night; an ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, ...

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• wagtail fly-catcher

  See wagtail ...

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• cape fly-away

  A cloud-bank on the horizon, mistaken for land, which disappears as the ship advances. (See fog.) ...

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• fly-by-night

  A sort of square-sail, like a studding-sail, used in sloops when running before the wind; often a te...

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• let fly, to

  To let go a rope at once, suddenly. ...

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• fly of a flag

  The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...

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• to make the fur fly

  To claw; scratch; wound severely. Used figuratively. Mr. Hannegan was greatly excited, which proved...

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• fly the sheets, to let

  To let them go suddenly. ...

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