snipe fly

English

Etymology

From the prominent proboscis, resembling the beak of a snipe.

Noun

snipe fly (plural snipe flies)

Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.

References

snipe fly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Rhagionidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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