What does drone fly mean?
Drone fly means A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax..
I took a large grey Drone-Fly, that had a large head, but a small a slender body in proportion to it, and cutting off its head, I fix'd it with the forepart or face upwards upon my Object Plate […].
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Drone fly means A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax..
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I took a large grey Drone-Fly, that had a large head, but a small a slender body in proportion to it, and cutting off its head, I fix'd it with the forepart or face upwards upon my Object Plate […].
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