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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

bee fly

/(bē" flī`)/ · bee· fly · IPA
01 n. any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae…
  1. 1.
    any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.