dronefly en · NOUN
Etymology
From drone + fly.
Meanings
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A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax.
I took a large grey Drone-Fly, that had a large head, but a small a slender body in proportion to it, and cutting off its head, I fix'd it with the forepart or face upwards upon my Object Plate […].
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXIX:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| droneflies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| drone fly | alternative | lexicographic |