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BEE FLY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bee fly" is a kind of...):
fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
Holonyms ("bee fly" is a member of...):
Bombyliidae; family Bombyliidae (bee flies)