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robber fly

noun

Definition of robber fly

: any of a family (Asilidae) of predaceous dipteran flies including some resembling bumblebees

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 Karin Nordstrom at Flinders University tells Yong that this study raises the possibility that other predator insects including robber flies and dragonflies also use stereopsis. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Praying Mantises Don Tiny Goggles to Help Us Understand 3-D Vision," 10 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of robber fly

1869, in the meaning defined above

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