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Meaning of "cornfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNFLY

cornfly  [ˈkɔːnˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNFLY

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Cornfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORNFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cornfly in the English dictionary

The definition of cornfly in the dictionary is a small fly of the genera Oscinis whose larvae cause swollen, gouty stems in cereal crops.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dobsonfly
ˈdɒbsənˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNFLY

cornetist
cornett
cornettino
cornettist
cornfield
cornflag
cornflakes
cornflour
cornflower
cornflower blue
Cornforth
cornhusk
cornhusker
cornice
corniced
corniche
cornichon
cornicing
cornicle
corniculate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of cornfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cornfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORNFLY

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The translations of cornfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cornfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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cornfly
570 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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Cornfly
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Translator English - Japanese

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Cornfly
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Translator English - Tamil

cornfly
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75 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of cornfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNFLY»

The term «cornfly» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.653 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cornfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNFLY»

Discover the use of cornfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cornfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
... crops, and found that a crow or rook which was busy with his beak at the roots of the barley, which was just springing from the ground, when shot, contained nothing in his crop but cockchafer grubs, worms, and some maggots of the cornfly .
2
Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
... crops, and found that a crow or rook which was busy with his beak at the roots of the barley, which was just springing from the ground, when shot, contained nothing in his crop but cockchafer grubs, worms, and some maggots of the cornfly .
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, 1884
3
The Canadian Horticulturist
... their crops, and found that a crow or rook which was busy with his beak at the roots of barley, which was just springing from the ground, when shot, contained nothing in his crop but cockchafer grubs, worms, and some maggots of the cornfly .
4
New Official Vocabulary for Telegrams in Preconcerted ...
... Corneenne Cornerions д Cornflower Corius Corleis Cornaquino ` Cornees Cornerless Cornfly Corival Corletto Cornard Corneese Cornerman Corngrater Corivalled Corlieu Cornardise Corneggio Cornerons Cornheap Corivalry Coг1. ieux ...
International Telegraph Bureau, Bern, 1899
5
A dictionary in Persian and English, with pronunciation [ed. ...
sozindah, kindling, burning. suzni, a kind of coverlet. sozulan, to burn, to be burned. susmnr, a species of lizard; an alligator. saitsun, a lily ; a cornfly. saut, a scourge, a bull's pizzle. *" saughat, a rich present. sufar, the notch of an arrow. sufta/i, ...
Madhub Chunder Sen, Ramdhun Sen, 1841
6
Cosmopolitan
To this day the paper has had no political principles. Barring stronger inducements, it sides with the largest crowd. In the Dreyfus matter, "Figaro" changed position thrice. Finally something supervened which induced M. Cornfly, the political ...
7
Paris and Environs: With Routes from London to Paris
1909), conductor; bronze bust by S. Rmgi (89). — Communards, p. 254. — Comte, Augtiste (d. 1857), founder of Positivism (17). — Constant, Benj. (d. 1880) , publicist (29). — Cornfly, J. J. (d. 1907), journalist, monument by Moreau- Vauthier ...
Karl Baedeker (Firm), 1913
8
Transactions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
... crops, and found that a crow or rook which was busy with his beak at the roots of the barley, which was just springing from the ground, when shot, contained nothing in his crop but cockchafer grubs, worms, and some maggots of the cornfly .
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, 1884
9
Spider Woman: A Story of Navajo Weavers and Chanters
... he returned, the cat remained outside. By the end of the fourth day invitations have been offered to Wind, Water-Monster, Water-Horse, Summer, Black Sky, Earth, Sun, Moon, Pollen Boy, and Cornfly Girl, besides to [ 180 ] SUN'S HOUSE.
Gladys Amanda Reichard, 1934
10
A Dictionary in Persian and English
... Burning, ardent. iSijy* Kindling, burning. ^jy» A kind of coverlet. ujàtjy* To burn, to be burned. }^уш A species of lizard ; an alligator. uf»y» A lily ; a cornfly. bj»' A scourge. tíLí\íym A rich present. jbyku The notch of an arrow.
Ramdhun Sen, 1829

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