Dictionary definition: fly(2)

Dictionary definition: fly(1)
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      476 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 fly(1) (fli) vi ... pass swiftly {time flies} 6. to be used ... explanation just won't fly} 9. to hunt with ... stage--n., flies 1. [Rare] the ... trousers (in full fly front) b)such ...

Dictionary definition: syrphus fly
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      156 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 syr|phus fly (sur'fs) any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipterous flies, many of which mimic bees or wasps: the adults feed on nectar and pollen, and the larvae of various species feed on plant ...

Dictionary definition: tachina fly
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      148 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 tach|i|na fly (tak'i n) any of a large family (Tachinidae) of bristly, gray and black, dipterous flies, whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars, etc ...

Dictionary definition: robber fly
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      137 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 robber fly any of a large family (Asilidae) of hairy dipterous flies of varying size that prey on other insects Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: sacrifice fly
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      143 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sacrifice fly Baseball a play in which the batter, when there are fewer than two outs, flies out and a runner scores from third base after the catch Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: sand fly
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      142 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sand fly 1. biting midge 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases, as leishmaniasis Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: flyby or fly-by
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      137 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 fly|by or fly-by (fli'bi) n., -bys a flight past a designated point or place by an aircraft or spacecraft Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.