| 单词 | wasp-fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswasp-fly wasp-fly n. a syrphid fly somewhat resembling a hornet; also an artificial fly for fishing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Cyclorrhapha > family Syrphidae > member of > resembling hornet wasp-fly1676 1676 C. Cotton Compl. Angler viii. 77 We have likewise this month [July] a Wasp-flie, made..of a dark brown dubbing..ribb'd about with yellow silk. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. i. 156 The Wasp-Fly, Tabani species altera. 1854 M. Howitt Pict. Cal. Seasons 404 The buzz of a wasp-fly, when resting apparently motionless on the window. 1876 F. Francis Bk. Angling (ed. 4) xii. 448 The Wasp Fly.—Three mauve hackle fibres for tail [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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