noun
Meaning 1
Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies.
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Phrase guide
March fly
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of the bloodsucking horseflies of family Tabanidae.
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Usage: Australia, New-Zealand
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noun
Meaning 3
Tipula hortulana (syn. Bibio hortulanus), now of family Tipulidae of crane flies.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of March fly.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: karvasääski — fly of the family Bibionidae
- German: Haarmücke — fly of the family Bibionidae
- Polish: leniowaty — fly of the family Bibionidae
- Finnish: tarhasääski — Bibio hortulanus
- French: biblion horticole — Bibio hortulanus