flying field |
an airfield for small planes. |
flying fish |
any of several related marine fishes with stiff, enlarged pectoral or pelvic fins that enable them to glide in the air after leaping from the water. |
flying fox |
any of various fruit-eating bats found in tropical regions of Australia, Africa, and Asia, whose head resembles that of a fox. |
flying frog |
any of several tree frogs of southeastern Asia having an expanse of webbing between the toes that allows them to make long gliding leaps. |
flying gunnard |
any of several mostly tropical marine fishes with colorful winglike pectoral fins that enable them to glide above the water for short distances. |
flying jib |
a small, light, triangular sail mounted out beyond the jib, usu. on an extension of the jib boom. |
flying saucer |
any of various bright disk-shaped objects occasionally seen hovering or flying at high altitudes, often presumed to be spacecraft from another world; UFO. |
flying squirrel |
a squirrel with winglike membranes connecting the forelegs to the hind legs, that enable it to make long gliding leaps through the air. |
flying start |
a quick start or beginning, as in a race, project, or the like. [2 definitions] |
frit fly |
any of several small flies whose larvae are destructive to grain. |
fruit fly |
any of numerous small flies whose larvae feed on ripe fruits and vegetables. |
harvest fly |
any of several cicadas whose shrill noise is heard in late summer. |
Hessian fly |
a small fly, the larvae of which infest and consume the stems of grasses, wheat, and other grain plants. |
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] |