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单词 soldier fly
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soldier fly
soldier fly n. [translating modern Latin Stratiomys] originally U.S. an often brightly coloured fly of the family Stratiomyidæ, the larvæ of which damage the roots of certain grasses.
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1842 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. 408 Most of the soldier-flies..are armed with two thorns or sharp spines on the hinder part of the thorax.
1905 V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects xiii. 329 The soldier-flies, Stratiomyidæ, are unfamiliar insects... Many of the species have bright yellow or green markings, and most of them have the abdomen curiously broad and flattened.
1952 J. Clegg Freshwater Life Brit. Isles xiv. 238 The Soldier-flies are the first of the stouter, short-horned flies to be considered.
1975 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 7/1 Infestations of grassgrub and soldier fly..have the effect of inducing a clover-strong pasture which increases the danger of bloat.
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