Definition of Robber fly. Meaning of Robber fly. Synonyms of Robber fly

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Definition of Robber fly

Robber fly
Robber Rob"ber, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. --Milton. Syn: Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab. Robber fly. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet. Robber gull (Zo["o]l.), a jager gull.

Meaning of Robber fly from wikipedia

- The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called ********in flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the...
- The Manx robber fly (Machimus cowini, Manx: quaillag roosteyr Manninagh) is one of 7,100 species of robber fly or Asilidae known throughout the world...
- their prison. During their escape, they meet a ****at, Squealer, of the Robber Fly colony who rescues them from their pursuers. Saki and Satoru help Squealer...
- Holcocephala fusca, the gnat ogre, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. "Holcocephala fusca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
- another Hopi and Zuni deity, and "pelli", the Hopi and Zuni word for the robber fly, an insect with a prominent proboscis and a prominently rounded back....
- words, such as crane fly, robber fly, bee fly, moth fly, and fruit fly. In contrast, common names of non-dipteran insects that have "fly" in their names are...
- Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects. Adult Asiloidea are large and...
- Neomochtherus pallipes, the Devon red-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung...
- Dioctria atricapilla, the violet black-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the subfamily Dasypogoninae. This 9- to 12-millimeter long insect...
- Manx Rumpy, a breed of chicken, not originating on the Isle of Man Manx robber fly (Machimus cowini), an insect Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), a seabird...