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A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

A plant (Dionæa muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leave…

A dragon fly.

(Angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.

A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larvæ do great injury.

Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.

The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.

rica one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See Gadfly.

A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidæ, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two- winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]…

Concisely; in few words.

Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.

The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). See Gadfly.

A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.

A fly that preys on fruit.

d secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.

One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididæ. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects.

inently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton.

See Buffalo fly, under Buffalo.

ed genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.