hoverfly
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The meaning (definition) of the word hoverfly
a fly that hovers like a bee but cannot sting
The word hoverfly used in a sentence
“A tiny hoverfly buzzed near my nose but did not sting.”
Words that mean the same as hoverfly (synonyms)
flower fly
The plural of the word hoverfly
hoverflies
How the word hoverfly is said around the world
| French | syrphe (seerf) |
| Spanish | mosca cernidora (mohskah thayrneethohrah) |
| Mandarin | 食蚜蝇 (shí yá yíng) |
| Hindi | हॉवरफ्लाई (hawvuhrply) |
| Arabic | ذبابة الحوام (thoobahbah ahlhowwahm) |
| Russian | муха-журчалка (mukha-zhurchalka) |
| Portuguese (EU) | mosca-das-flores (mohshkuhduhshflohrish) |
| Portuguese (BR) | mosca-das-flores (mohskadahsflohrews) |
| Japanese | ハナアブ (hanaabu) |
| German | Schwebfliege (shvepfleeguh) |
| Urdu | ہوور فلائی (hahvvuhr fuhly) |
| Punjabi | ਹੋਵਰਫਲਾਈ (hohvuhruhpuhly) |
| Korean | 꽃등에 (ggocdeunge) |
| Hebrew | זבוב רחף |
| Greek | αιωρούμενη μύγα (aioroumene muga) |
| Dutch | zweefvlieg (zvayfvleekh) |
| Tagalog | lipad-lipad (leepahdleepahd) |
| Vietnamese | ruồi bay (zoouhy bahy) |
| Turkish | uçan sinek (oochahn seenek) |
| Persian | مگس شناور (mahgahs shaynahvahr) |
| Polish | bzyg (bzik) |
| Ukrainian | журчалка (zhurchalka) |
| Bengali | হোভারফ্লাই (hohbahrawfly) |
| Swedish | blomfluga (blawmfloogah) |
| Italian | sirfide (seerfeeday) |
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