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  • 61Cheese fly — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …

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  • 62Dragon fly etc — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …

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  • 63On the fly — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …

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  • 64Olive fruit fly — Adult on leaf Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 65Artificial fly — Classic 19th Century Artificial fly The Triumph An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing (although they may also be used in other forms of angling). In general, artificial flies are the… …

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  • 66stone fly — noun primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones • Syn: ↑stonefly, ↑plecopteran • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Member Holonyms: ↑Plecoptera, ↑orde …

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  • 67Human Fly (comics) — The Human Fly is the name of two comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, one a super villain who was an occasional antagonist of Spider Man, and the other a superhero. Additionally, Human Fly was the title of a short lived series in… …

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  • 68Melon fly — Adult melon fly Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 69dobson fly — noun large soft bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait • Syn: ↑dobson, ↑dobsonfly, ↑Corydalus cornutus • Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect …

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  • 70drake fly — noun Etymology: Middle English drake flye, from drake (I) + flye fly more at fly : mayfly * * * Angling. See May fly. Also called drake. [1400 50; …

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