assassin fly


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Related to assassin fly: robber fly, assassin bug

assassin fly

n
(Animals) another name for robber fly
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Some of these have wonderful names including minutest diving beetle, iron blue mayfly, distinguished jumper spider, wormwood moonshiner, fancy-legged fly and English assassin fly.