Definitions for robber fly
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rob′ber fly`(n.)
any of numerous, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects.
Category: Entomology
Origin of robber fly:
1870–75
Princeton's WordNet
robber fly, bee killer(noun)
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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