8-letter words containing fly
- alderfly — any of various neuropterous insects of the widely distributed group Sialoidea, such as Sialis lutaria, that have large broad-based hind wings, produce aquatic larvae, and occur near water
- blackfly — a black aphid, Aphis fabae, that infests beans, sugar beet, and other plants
- blow fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- blow-fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- bulb fly — a hoverfly, the larvae of which live in bulbs and can become serious pests, esp the yellow and black narcissus bulb fly (Meridon equestris)
- catchfly — any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- deer fly — any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans.
- dung fly — any of various muscid flies of the subfamily Cordilurinae, such as the predatory yellow dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria), that frequents cowpats to feed and lay its eggs
- fly ball — a ball that is batted up into the air.
- fly book — a booklike case for artificial flies.
- fly high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- fly into — If you fly into a bad temper or a panic, you suddenly become very angry or anxious and show this in your behaviour.
- fly kick — a kick at the ball on the ground made by a running player
- fly line — a line for use in fly-fishing.
- fly page — banner
- fly rail — Furniture. a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf.
- fly swat — fly swatter.
- fly trap — any of various plants that entrap insects, especially Venus's-flytrap.
- fly-cast — Angling. to fish by fly casting.
- fly-fish — to fish with artificial flies as bait.
- fly-loft — to move through the air using wings.
- fly-over — overpass across a motorway
- fly-past — a ceremonial flight of aircraft over a given area
- flyblown — covered with flyblows: flyblown meat.
- flyblows — the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc
- flyboats — Plural form of flyboat.
- flymaker — a person who makes fishing flies
- flyovers — Plural form of flyover.
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- flypitch — an area for unlicensed stalls at markets
- flysheet — A tract or circular of two or four pages.
- flyspeck — a speck or tiny stain from the excrement of a fly.
- flyspray — a liquid used to destroy flies and other insects, sprayed from an aerosol
- flytraps — Plural form of flytrap.
- flywheel — a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
- flywhisk — a device for brushing away flies, often made of horsehair.
- frit fly — a minute European fly, Oscinella frit, the larvae of which are serious pests of wheat and other cereals.
- fruitfly — Alternative spelling of fruit fly.
- greenfly — an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
- heel fly — cattle grub.
- horn fly — a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, especially of cattle.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- hoverfly — Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.
- sand fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- sand-fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- shoo-fly — a child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- stonefly — any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish, especially bass and trout, which makes them popular as models for fishing flies.
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