dronefly

English

Alternative forms

• drone fly

Etymology

From drone +‎ fly.

Noun

dronefly (plural droneflies)

1. A European hoverfly, Eristalis tenax.
   • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXIX:

     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 […].

Derived terms

• orange-spotted drone fly

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From drone +‎ fly.

Noun

dronefly n (definite singular droneflyet, indefinite plural dronefly, definite plural droneflya or droneflyene)

1. (aviation) a drone (pilotless aircraft)

Synonyms

• drone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From drone +‎ fly.

Noun

dronefly n (definite singular droneflyet, indefinite plural dronefly, definite plural droneflya)

1. (aviation) a drone (pilotless aircraft)

Synonyms

• drone