Meaning

5 senses
  1. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:

    Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth.

  2. Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth.

    Especially, Myzus persicae, green peach aphid.

  3. Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:

    Lucilia sericata, common green bottle fly.

  4. Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly more commonly known as the greenhead horsefly, greenhead fly, or greenhead.

  5. Odontomyia chloris (syn. Musca chloris).

More definitions
  • greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants

Translations

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Origin

From green + fly.

From green + fly.

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Forms

plural: greenflies / greenfly

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

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