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Meaning of "cornfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNFLY

ˈkɔːnˌflaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 · blowfly · butterfly · catchfly · damselfly · dayfly · dobsonfly · dragonfly · firefly · gadfly · glowfly · greenfly · horsefly · housefly · mayfly · sandfly · sawfly · stonefly · test-fly · whitefly

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

Find out the translation of cornfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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.
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cornfly
1,325 millions of speakers
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cornfly
570 millions of speakers
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English

cornfly
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cornfly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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cornfly
280 millions of speakers
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cornfly
278 millions of speakers
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cornfly
270 millions of speakers
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cornfly
260 millions of speakers
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cornfly
220 millions of speakers
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Cornfly
190 millions of speakers
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cornfly
180 millions of speakers
ja

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cornfly
130 millions of speakers
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cornfly
85 millions of speakers
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Cornfly
85 millions of speakers
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cornfly
80 millions of speakers
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cornfly
75 millions of speakers
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कॉर्नफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers
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cornfly
70 millions of speakers
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cornfly
65 millions of speakers
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cornfly
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cornfly
40 millions of speakers
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cornfly
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cornfly
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cornfly
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cornfly
10 millions of speakers
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cornfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cornfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNFLY»

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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.
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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 .
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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
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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
REFERENCE
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