Paul Allen's flower fly

noun

Eristalis alleni, a species of flower fly from Costa Rica.

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Meanings

nounPaul Allen's flower fly (plural Paul Allen's flower flies)

plural Paul Allen's flower flies

  1. Eristalis alleni, a species of flower fly from Costa Rica.

Origin

Named after Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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