fly
common name of small flying insects, especially Diptera
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Summary
fly is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. fly draws 644 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #316 of 423).[2]
Key Facts
- fly's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[3].
- fly is a type of insect[4].
- fly's Unicode character is recorded as 🪰[5].
- fly comprises Platypezidae[6].
- fly comprises Tachinidae[7].
- fly comprises Chloropidae[8].
- fly comprises Asilidae[9].
- fly comprises Ephydridae[10].
- fly comprises Chamaemyiidae[11].
- fly comprises Dolichopodidae[12].
- fly comprises Bombyliidae[13].
- fly comprises Scathophagidae[14].
- fly comprises Muscidae[15].
- fly comprises Calliphoridae[16].
- fly comprises Drosophilidae[17].
- fly comprises Sarcophagidae[18].
- fly comprises Piophilidae[19].
- fly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flies[20].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[24].
- fly's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
- fly's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].
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Discovery and Description
Things named for fly include Fly[28], a television series episode[29], directed by Rian Johnson[30] and Musca[31], a constellation[32].
Why It Matters
fly draws 644 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #316 of 423).[2] fly has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] fly is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for fly include Fly[28], a television series episode[29], directed by Rian Johnson[30] and Musca[31], a constellation[32].