Meaning Of The Word Robber fly

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robber fly in American English
any of a large family (Asilidae) of hairy dipterous flies of varying size that prey on other insects
noun: any of numerous swift-flying, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects

robber fly in British English
noun: any of the predatory dipterous flies constituting the family Asilidae, which have a strong bristly body with piercing mouthparts and which prey on other insects

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