HOVERFLY


Meaning of HOVERFLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhə-vər-ˌflī, ˈhä- ]

noun

Date: 1881

: any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering at one place in the air and include some whose larvae prey on plant lice — called also syrphid fly

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.