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Bombyliidae

noun

bee flies

• Syn: ↑family Bombyliidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑bee fly

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\\ˌbämbəˈlīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Bombylius, type genus (from Greek bombylios buzzing insect, bumblebee, from bombos deep hollow sound) + -idae — more at bomb

: a family of hairy-bodied often brightly colored two-winged flies many of which resemble bees and are called bee flies

Useful english dictionary. 2012.