Adder Fly/ :: Adder fly/ () A dragon fly.

Berna Fly :: Berna fly () A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larvae do great injury..

Blowfly :: Blowfly (n.) Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.

Bobfly :: Bobfly (n.) The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.

Botfly :: Botfly (n.) A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (Gastrophilus equi), the larvae of which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and anot

Breeze Fly :: Breeze fly (n.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies..

Briefly :: Briefly (adv.) Concisely; in few words.

Bull Fly :: Bull fly (n.) Alt. of Bullfl.

Bullfly :: Bullfly (n.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies..

Burrel Fly :: Burrel fly () The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). See Gadfly.

Butterfly :: Butterfly (n.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.

Canker Fly :: Canker fly () A fly that preys on fruit.

Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..

Chalcid Fly :: Chalcid fly () One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects..

Chiefly :: Chiefly (adv.) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.

Chiefly :: Chiefly (adv.) For the most part; mostly.

Columbatz Fly :: Columbatz fly () See Buffalo fly, under Buffalo..

Dayfly :: Dayfly (n.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral..

Deafly :: Deafly (adv.) Without sense of sounds; obscurely.

Deafly :: Deafly (a.) Lonely; solitary.

Defly :: Defly (adv.) Deftly.

Dorrfly :: Dorrfly (n.) See 1st Dor.

Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..

Firefly :: Firefly (n.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart..

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