hoverfly

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Synonyms: overfly, hover fly, hover-fly, covertly, overtly, overly, loverly, overply, haverly, heverly

Antonyms: overfly, hover fly, hover-fly, covertly, overtly, overly, loverly, overply, haverly, heverly

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Noun

1. Any of various [[fly|flies]] from the family {{taxfmt|Syrphidae|family}} that hover in the air and feed on the [[nectar]] of flowers.

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