| 单词 | owl fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasowl fly owl fly n. †(a) the alder fly Sialis lutaria (obsolete); (b) = owl midge n.; (c) any of various predatory flying insects of the mainly tropical family Ascalaphidae (order Neuroptera), related to ant lions, which often resemble dragonflies in appearance and hunt other insects on the wing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > real or imitation flies stone-flya1450 ant-fly1653 hawthorn-fly1653 mayfly1653 oak fly1653 wall-fly1653 pismire-fly1670 cow-lady1676 mayfly1676 owl fly1676 brown1681 cow-turd-fly1684 trout-fly1746 orl fly1747 hazel fly?1758 iron-blue fly?1758 red spinner?1758 Welshman's button?1758 buzz1760 Yellow Sally1766 ash-fly1787 black caterpillar1787 cow-dung fly1787 sharn-fly1787 spinner1787 woodcock-fly1787 huzzard1799 knop-fly1799 mackerel1799 watchet1799 iron blue1826 knob fly1829 mackerel fly1829 March brown1837 cinnamon fly1867 quill gnat1867 sedge-fly1867 cob-fly1870 woodcock wing1888 sedge1889 olive1895 quill1899 nymph1910 green weenie1977 Montana1987 1676 C. Cotton Compl. Angler 335 Late at night is taken the Owl-fly. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) II. x. 298 The yellow-miller, or owl-fly. 1932 W. A. Riley & O. A. Johannsen Med. Entomol. xiv. 195 The Psychodidae, popularly known as moth flies, owl flies, sand flies, or papataci, are minute dark-coloured insects whose body and wings are densely covered with hairs. 1997 Ann. Rev. Entomol. 42 163 In some insects the eyes are actually double, e.g. in mayflies, the neuropteran owl flies.., and the nematoceran fly Bibio marci. < as lemmas |
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