English noun: bee killer | |||
1. | bee killer (animal) swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing | ||
Synonyms | robber fly | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects | ||
Member meronym | Asilidae, family Asilidae | ||