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hoverfly in Arabic

ذُبَاب حَوَّام ḏubāb ḥawwām

US/ˈhʌ.vɚˌflaɪ/

hoverfly in Arabic: ذُبَاب حَوَّام (ḏubāb ḥawwām), ذُبَاب الزُّهُور (ḏubāb az-zuhūr), سِرْفَة (sirfa). In English, hoverfly means any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

Arabic words for hoverfly

fly in the family Syrphidae
ذُبَاب حَوَّام ḏubāb ḥawwām, ذُبَاب الزُّهُور ḏubāb az-zuhūr, سِرْفَة sirfa

English meaning of hoverfly

  1. noun Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

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Questions about hoverfly in Arabic

What is the meaning of hoverfly in Arabic?
Hoverfly in Arabic is ذُبَاب حَوَّام (ḏubāb ḥawwām), ذُبَاب الزُّهُور (ḏubāb az-zuhūr), سِرْفَة (sirfa).
ما معنى كلمة hoverfly؟
Hoverfly: ذُبَاب حَوَّام (ḏubāb ḥawwām), ذُبَاب الزُّهُور (ḏubāb az-zuhūr), سِرْفَة (sirfa).
What does hoverfly mean in English?
Hoverfly means any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

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