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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hoverfly/ˈhɒvəflʌɪ/

▶noun (pl. hoverflies) a fly, typically black and yellow, which frequently hovers in the air and feeds on the nectar of flowers. [Family Syrphidae: many species.]

'hoverfly' also found in these Oxford entries:

drone fly - syrphid

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