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Hoverfly vs Hornet - What's the difference?

hoverfly | hornet |

As nouns the difference between hoverfly and hornet

is that hoverfly is any of various flies from the family (l) that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers while hornet is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.

hoverfly

English

(wikipedia hoverfly)

Noun

(hoverflies)
  • Any of various flies from the family (l) that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

    • Synonyms

    * hover-fly * flower fly * flower-fly

    hornet

    English

    (wikipedia hornet) (Vespa)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large wasp, of the genus Vespa , with a brown and yellow striped body and capable of inflicting a serious sting.

    • See also

    * (l) * (l)

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