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Hoverfly vs Overfly - What's the difference?

hoverfly | overfly |

As a noun hoverfly

is any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

As a verb overfly is

to fly over something.

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

    overfly

    English

    Verb

  • To fly over something.
  • :My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
  • To fly too far past something.
  • :The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.

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