STINK FLY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

Synonyms:

chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("stink fly" is a kind of...):

lacewing; lacewing fly (any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stink fly"):

golden-eyed fly; goldeneye (a variety of green lacewing)

Holonyms ("stink fly" is a member of...):

Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)