Bill Gates' flower fly

noun

A species of flower fly from Costa Rica, Eristalis gatesi.

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Meanings

nounBill Gates' flower fly (plural Bill Gates' flower flies)

plural Bill Gates' flower flies

  1. A species of flower fly from Costa Rica, Eristalis gatesi.

Origin

Partial calque of translingual Eristalis gatesi. Named after Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.

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Translations

French éristale de Gates
  • éristale de Gatesa species of fly
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APA

Bill Gates' flower fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bill%20Gates'%20flower%20fly

MLA

“Bill Gates' flower fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bill%20Gates'%20flower%20fly. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bill Gates' flower fly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bill%20Gates'%20flower%20fly.

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