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Mydas fly

Mydas fly noun: any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.

mydas fly: any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size
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Noun

Mydas fly (plural Mydas flies)

  1. Any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.
    • Descending the scale of hymenopterous life we come to the Pompilus (Fig. 61), which is mimicked by the large black Mydas fly, whose antennae are unusually long and hymenopterous-like.1881, Half Hours with Insects
    Synonyms:
    mydaid, mydid

Synonyms of Mydas fly

Forms of Mydas fly

pluralMydas flies
alternative formMidas fly

Questions about Mydas fly

What does Mydas fly mean?
Mydas fly means any fly of the family Mydidae, generally large in size.
What part of speech is Mydas fly?
Mydas fly is a noun.
What is the plural of Mydas fly?
The plural of Mydas fly is Mydas flies.

Words near Mydas fly in the dictionary

  1. mydaleine
  2. mydan
  3. mydans
  4. Mydanses
  5. Mydas flies
  6. Mydas fly
  7. mydatoxin
  8. mydatoxins
  9. mydaus
  10. myddest
  11. myddle

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