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hover fly — ▪ insect also called flower fly, or syrphid fly, any member of a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Their various common names refer to the behaviour of hovering around flowers. Hover flies,… … Universalium
hover — hov|er [ˈhɔvə US ˈhʌvər, ˈha: ] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hove [i] to float in the air or on water (13 17 centuries)] 1.) if a bird, insect, or ↑helicopter hovers, it stays in one place in the air hover over/above ▪ flies hovering above the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hover — v. & n. v.intr. 1 (of a bird, helicopter, etc.) remain in one place in the air. 2 (often foll. by about, round) wait close at hand, linger. 3 remain undecided. n. 1 hovering. 2 a state of suspense. Phrases and idioms: hover fly (pl. flies) any… … Useful english dictionary
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Volucella pellucens — Taxobox name = Volucella pellucens regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera familia = Syrphidae subfamilia = Eristalinae… … Wikipedia
Microdon — mutabilis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Insectary plants — is a term used by the organics farming movement to describe plants that attract insects. As such, beneficial insectary plants are intentionally introduced into an ecosystem to increase pollen resources and nectar resources required by the natural … Wikipedia
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Mecoptera — Temporal range: Permian Recent 299–0 Ma … Wikipedia
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