robber fly

noun

Any fly of the family Asilidae.

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assassin flybee killer
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Meanings

nounrobber fly (plural robber flies)

plural robber flies · alternative robberfly · alternative robber-fly

  1. Any fly of the family Asilidae.

    Synonyms: assassin fly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fly of the family Asilidae.

Similar
assassin fly

More synonyms by meaning

nounswift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing

Similar
bee killer
Broader
dipterous insecttwo-winged insectsdipteran
Also see
assassin fly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan asílid
  • asílidany fly of the family Asilidae
Danish rovflue
  • rovflueany fly of the family Asilidae
Dutch roofvlieg
  • roofvliegany fly of the family Asilidae
French asilidé, mouche à toison
  • asilidéany fly of the family Asilidae
  • mouche à toisonany fly of the family Asilidae
German Raubfliege, Jagdfliege
  • Raubfliegeany fly of the family Asilidae
  • Jagdfliegeany fly of the family Asilidae
Norwegian Bokmål rovflue
  • rovflueany fly of the family Asilidae
Polish łowik
  • łowikany fly of the family Asilidae
Portuguese asilídeo, mosca-ladrão
  • asilídeoany fly of the family Asilidae
  • mosca-ladrãoany fly of the family Asilidae
  • mosca assassinaany fly of the family Asilidae
Russian ктырь
  • ктырь (ktyrʹ)any fly of the family Asilidae
Ukrainian ктир
  • ктир (ktyr)any fly of the family Asilidae
Cite this entry
APA

robber fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robber%20fly

MLA

“robber fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robber%20fly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “robber fly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robber%20fly.

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