water-flyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəflʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌflaɪ/,

/ˈwɑdərˌflaɪ/

Forms: see water n. and fly n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., fly n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + fly n.¹

Any flying insect found in the vicinity of water. Formerly also: an aquatic insect.In quot. 1603: figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > member of > unspecified > that frequents water

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1556 J. Withals Short Dict. (new ed.) sig. C iii/2 A waterflie, tipula,..& locusta.

1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 84 Marke yon water-flie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 58 Rather on Nylus mudde Lay me starke-nak'd, and let the water-Flies Blow me into abhorring.

1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xii. 109 Water-rails..feed upon water-snails and water-flies.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 359 The Common Water-Flie..is by some called the Notonecta.

1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 59 Quick waterflies and gnats were sporting still.

1828 H. Davy Salmonia 53 Even in December and January there are a few small gnats or water flies on the water.

1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 28/1 The matching of the fly with the insect on the water is a matter of much nicety, for the water-flies are of many shades and colours.

1980 I. St. James Money Stones iii. i. 88 Water flies spend their lives flying to water..and the natives..track 'em back to the flywells.

2005 A. Smith Accidental 61 He saw two insects, two flies of some kind, long-legged water-flies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-fly
释义	water-flyn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəflʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌflaɪ/, /ˈwɑdərˌflaɪ/ Forms: see water n. and fly n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., fly n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + fly n.¹ Any flying insect found in the vicinity of water. Formerly also: an aquatic insect.In quot. 1603: figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > member of > unspecified > that frequents water water-fly1556 1556 J. Withals Short Dict. (new ed.) sig. C iii/2 A waterflie, tipula,..& locusta. 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 84 Marke yon water-flie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 58 Rather on Nylus mudde Lay me starke-nak'd, and let the water-Flies Blow me into abhorring. View more context for this quotation 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xii. 109 Water-rails..feed upon water-snails and water-flies. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 359 The Common Water-Flie..is by some called the Notonecta. 1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 59 Quick waterflies and gnats were sporting still. 1828 H. Davy Salmonia 53 Even in December and January there are a few small gnats or water flies on the water. 1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 28/1 The matching of the fly with the insect on the water is a matter of much nicety, for the water-flies are of many shades and colours. 1980 I. St. James Money Stones iii. i. 88 Water flies spend their lives flying to water..and the natives..track 'em back to the flywells. 2005 A. Smith Accidental 61 He saw two insects, two flies of some kind, long-legged water-flies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1556
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