hoverfly

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.

As nouns the difference between horsefly and hoverfly

is that horsefly is any of several medium- to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly) while hoverfly is any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

As nouns the difference between sawfly and hoverfly

is that sawfly is any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs while hoverfly is any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

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.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hoverfly

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hoverfly is any of various flies from the family (l) that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

As nouns the difference between hoverfly and syrphid

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

As an adjective syrphid is

of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae.