STINK FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stink fly mean? 

• STINK FLY (noun)
  The noun STINK FLY has 1 sense:

1. pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

  Familiarity information: STINK FLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STINK FLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly

Hypernyms ("stink fly" is a kind of...):

lacewing; lacewing fly (any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stink fly"):

golden-eyed fly; goldeneye (a variety of green lacewing)

Holonyms ("stink fly" is a member of...):

Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)