hanging fly

hanging fly
noun
any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae
Hypernyms: ↑mecopteran
Member Holonyms: ↑Bittacidae, ↑family Bittacidae

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noun
: a mecopterous insect of the family Bittacidae

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