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bee fly

bee fly \bee" fly`\ (b[=e]" fl[imac]`), n. any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.

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bee fly

n. hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects

Usage examples of "bee fly".

All at once he saw a great bumble-bee fly out of one of the tulips.

Synton took his hat off his pale, thinning hair, and let the bee fly out.