单词 | fern-fly |
释义 | > as lemmasfern-fly fern-fly n. a fly frequenting fern. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > member of > unspecified > that frequents ferns fern-fly1676 fern-bud1760 1676 C. Cotton Compl. Angler 330 The Fern-fly..is of the colour of Fern or Bracken. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. vii. 233 The Fern-flyes..feed on the young corn and grass, and hinder their growth. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 200 The Fern Fly..known to children..as ‘soldiers and sailors’. < as lemmas |
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