robber fly (n)
bee killer (n)

n02196119

type n
lex_filenum 05
def swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
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Hypernym dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Member holonym Asilidae, family Asilidae
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Hyponym dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Member meronym Asilidae, family Asilidae

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