two-winged fly

noun

ˈtü-ˈwiŋ(d)- 

: fly entry 4 sense 2a

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

two-winged fly

noun

ˌtü-ˌwiŋ(d)-

: any of a large order of insects (as the housefly, mosquitoes, and gnats) that produce often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae and that usually use the front wings for flying and have the back wings reduced to balancers

Medical Definition

two-winged fly

noun

ˌtü-ˌwiŋ(d)- 

: fly sense 2a