snipe fly

noun

Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.

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Meanings

nounsnipe fly (plural snipe flies)

plural snipe flies

  1. Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.

Origin

From the prominent proboscis, resembling the beak of a snipe.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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