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robber fly
noun
any of numerous swift-flying, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects.
Origin:
1870–75
1870–75
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Robber fly
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
| robber fly | |
| —n | |
| bee killer, Also called: assassin fly any of the predatory dipterous flies constituting the family Asilidae, which have a strong bristly body with piercing mouthparts and which prey on other insects | |
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