Meanings
nounhangingfly (plural hangingflies)
plural hangingflies
- Any insect in the mecopteran family Bittacidae.
Origin
From hanging + fly. Piecewise cognate with Dutch hangvlieg.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hangingfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingfly
MLA
“hangingfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingfly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangingfly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingfly.
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