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awl-flies

awl-flies is the plural of awl-fly.

Meaning of awl-fly

Noun

awl-fly (plural awl-flies)

  1. Any fly in the family Xylophagidae, which resemble ichneumon wasps.
    Synonyms:
    xylophagid

Questions about awl-flies

What is awl-flies the plural of?
Awl-flies is the plural of awl-fly.

Words near awl-flies in the dictionary

  1. awkwardnessful
  2. awkwards
  3. awkweird
  4. awky
  5. awl
  6. awl-flies
  7. awl-fly
  8. awlbill
  9. awlbills
  10. awless
  11. awlessness

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