Mydas fly

noun

Any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.

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Meanings

nounMydas fly (plural Mydas flies)

plural Mydas flies · alternative Midas fly

  1. Any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.

    Descending the scale of hymenopterous life we come to the Pompilus (Fig. 61), which is mimicked by the large black Mydas fly, whose antennae are unusually long and hymenopterous-like.

    1881, Half Hours with Insects

    Synonyms: mydaid, mydid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.

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APA

Mydas fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mydas%20fly

MLA

“Mydas fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mydas%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mydas fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mydas%20fly.

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