two-winged fly

noun

ˈtü-ˈwiŋ(d)- How to pronounce two-winged fly (audio)
: fly entry 4 sense 2a

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First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of two-winged fly was in 1753

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two-winged fly

noun
ˌtü-ˌwiŋ(d)-
: any of a large order of insects (as the housefly, mosquitoes, and gnats) that produce often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae and that usually use the front wings for flying and have the back wings reduced to balancers

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two-winged fly

noun
ˌtü-ˌwiŋ(d)- How to pronounce two-winged fly (audio)
: fly sense 2a
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