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snipe fly

snipe fly noun: any fly of the family Rhagionidae.

Noun

snipe fly (plural snipe flies)

  1. Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.

Forms of snipe fly

pluralsnipe flies

Origin of snipe fly

From the prominent proboscis, resembling the beak of a snipe.

Questions about snipe fly

What does snipe fly mean?
Snipe fly means any fly of the family Rhagionidae.
What part of speech is snipe fly?
Snipe fly is a noun.
What is the plural of snipe fly?
The plural of snipe fly is snipe flies.

Words near snipe fly in the dictionary

  1. snip-snaps
  2. snipe
  3. snipe eel
  4. snipe eels
  5. snipe flies
  6. snipe fly
  7. snipe hunt
  8. snipe hunted
  9. snipe hunting
  10. snipe hunts
  11. snipebill

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