单词 | day flyer |
释义 | > as lemmasday flyer day flyer n. ΚΠ 1785 T. Holcroft in tr. Comtesse de Genlis Tales Castle I. Notes 311 We have among the birds some few that fly abroad only by night, but these bear only a small proportion in number to the day fliers. 1869 Amer. Naturalist 2 667 The insect, then, is very local in its habits, and it is a day-flier. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 June d2/5 Where do flies go at night?.. The kinds of flies that most people think of as flies, including houseflies and bluebottle flies, are truly day fliers. < as lemmas |
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