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Multi-word Results
| ichneumon fly |
any of various winged, wasplike insects whose larvae live as parasites in other insect larvae; ichneumon wasp. |
| Mediterranean fruit fly |
a small two-winged fruit fly, the larvae of which infest and feed on many types of fruit. |
| pop fly |
in baseball, a high fly ball in or near the infield area, usu. one that can be caught easily; pop-up; pop. |
| robber fly |
any of numerous related, swift, often large flies that prey on other insects. |
| sacrifice fly |
in baseball, a fly ball that puts the batter out but enables a runner to score from third base. |
| sand fly |
any of various small, tropical, bloodsucking flies, some of which transmit diseases to humans. |
| Spanish fly |
a potentially dangerous powder made by grinding a species of European blister beetle and formerly used as a diuretic or aphrodisiac. [2 definitions] |
| tachina fly |
any of numerous gray and black dipterous flies whose larvae are parasitic on other insects such as caterpillars and beetles. |
| tsetse fly |
a bloodsucking African fly, some species of which transmit sleeping sickness and other infections to humans and domestic animals. |
| tzetze fly |
variant of tsetse fly. |
| wet fly |
an artificial fishing fly designed to drift below the surface of the water. |
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