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petroleum fly

petroleum fly noun: helaeomyia petrolei, a Californian fly whose larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools.

Noun

petroleum fly (plural petroleum flies)

  1. Helaeomyia petrolei, a Californian fly whose larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools.

Forms of petroleum fly

pluralpetroleum flies

Questions about petroleum fly

What does petroleum fly mean?
Petroleum fly means helaeomyia petrolei, a Californian fly whose larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools.
What part of speech is petroleum fly?
Petroleum fly is a noun.
What is the plural of petroleum fly?
The plural of petroleum fly is petroleum flies.

Words near petroleum fly in the dictionary

  1. petroleum coke
  2. petroleum cokes
  3. Petroleum County
  4. petroleum ether
  5. petroleum flies
  6. petroleum fly
  7. petroleum jellies
  8. petroleum jelly
  9. petroleum product
  10. petroleum products
  11. petroleum reservoir

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