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FAMILY BOMBYLIIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bee flies
Synonyms:
Bombyliidae; family Bombyliidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Bombyliidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Bombyliidae"):
bee fly (hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects)
Holonyms ("family Bombyliidae" is a member of...):
Diptera; order Diptera (a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies)
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