bulb fly

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• bulb fly — noun 1. : narcissus bulb fly 1 2. : lesser bulb fly * * * bulb fly noun A hoverfly whose larvae attack bulbs • • • Main Entry: ↑bulb …   Useful english dictionary

• narcissus bulb fly — noun 1. : a large yellow and black hairy syrphid fly (Merodon equestris) that resembles a small bumblebee, is native to Europe but now widespread in the U.S., and has a yellowish or whitish larva that bores in and destroys the bulbs of various… …   Useful english dictionary

• wheat bulb fly — noun : the adult of the wheat bulb worm * * * wheat bulb fly, a European fly whose larva infests the stems of wheat …   Useful english dictionary

• greater bulb fly — noun see narcissus bulb fly …   Useful english dictionary

• lesser bulb fly — noun : a small syrphid fly (Eumerus tuberculatus) having a grayish to yellowish larva that bores in and destroys the bulbs of various plants (as narcissus, onion, iris) …   Useful english dictionary

• fly poison — noun all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae • Syn: ↑Amianthum muscaetoxicum, ↑Amianthum muscitoxicum • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Amianthum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hover fly — ▪ insect also called  flower fly,  or  syrphid fly,         any member of a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Their various common names refer to the behaviour of hovering around flowers. Hover flies,… …   Universalium

• Tsetse fly — This page is about the insect. For other meanings, see Tsetse (disambiguation). Tsetse fly Tsetse fly Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Olfactory bulb — Brain: Olfactory bulb Vesalius Fabrica, 1543. Olfactory Bulbs and Olfactory tracts outlined in red …   Wikipedia

• anthomyiid fly — ▪ insect       any of a group of common flies (order Diptera) that resemble the housefly in appearance. The lesser housefly (Fannia canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris) are important anthomyiid flies. They breed in filth, can carry… …   Universalium

• End bulb — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English