flower fly

noun

A hoverfly.

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Meanings

nounflower fly (plural flower flies)

plural flower flies

  1. A hoverfly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flower-flyhoverfly

Origin

From flower + fly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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