bee flies
bee flies is the plural of bee fly.
Meaning of bee fly
Noun
bee fly (plural bee flies)
- Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.
- Bee flies are a group of flies that look like bees, presumably to avoid being eaten by birds, who know that bees sting. The Nightking bee fly is known only from a small area in Western Australia, is around 1 cm long and can only be found during winter.2019 July 1, “A Game of Flies: naming 230 new species”, in CSIRO
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- What is bee flies the plural of?
- Bee flies is the plural of bee fly.
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