| 单词 | robber fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrobber fly robber fly n. any of numerous large, powerful, predatory flies constituting the family Asilidae, which dart out and grab insect prey on the wing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > family Asilidae > member of (hawk, hornet, or robber-fly) Tenthredo1658 wolf-fly1658 hornet-fly1752 robber fly1869 hawk-fly1883 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 395 These large, stout, Robber-flies, as the Germans style them, are covered with stiff hairs. 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 491 Asilidae (Robber-flies)... The Asilidae is one of the largest families of flies. 1970 Age (Melbourne) 22 June Another [family] comprising the predatory robber-flies. 2008 New Scientist 15 Nov. 77/1 Robber flies can grow to more than 2 centimetres long and are quite fearsome in appearance. < as lemmas |
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