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Meaning of "grayfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAYFLY

ˈɡreɪˌflaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAYFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grayfly 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 GRAYFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grayfly in the English dictionary

The definition of grayfly in the dictionary is a botfly, being any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAYFLY

blackfly · blowfly · botfly · butterfly · catchfly · damselfly · dayfly · dragonfly · firefly · gadfly · glowfly · greenfly · horsefly · housefly · mayfly · sandfly · sawfly · stonefly · test-fly · whitefly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAYFLY

gravy · gravy boat · gravy train · gray · Gray code · Gray´s Inn · grayback · graybeard · graybearded · grayfish · graying · graylag · grayle · grayling · grayly · graymail · grayout · grayscale · graywacke · graywater

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAYFLY

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 grayfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grayfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAYFLY

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

The translations of grayfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grayfly» in English.
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grayfly
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

grayfly
570 millions of speakers
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English

grayfly
510 millions of speakers
hi

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grayfly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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grayfly
280 millions of speakers
ru

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grayfly
278 millions of speakers
pt

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grayfly
270 millions of speakers
bn

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grayfly
260 millions of speakers
fr

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grayfly
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kelabu
190 millions of speakers
de

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grayfly
180 millions of speakers
ja

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grayfly
130 millions of speakers
ko

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grayfly
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Kangkang
85 millions of speakers
vi

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grayfly
80 millions of speakers
ta

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grayfly
75 millions of speakers
mr

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ग्रे फ्लाय
75 millions of speakers
tr

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grayfly
70 millions of speakers
it

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grayfly
65 millions of speakers
pl

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grayfly
50 millions of speakers
uk

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grayfly
40 millions of speakers
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grayfly
30 millions of speakers
el

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grayfly
15 millions of speakers
af

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grayfly
14 millions of speakers
sv

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grayfly
10 millions of speakers
no

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grayfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grayfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAYFLY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grayfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAYFLY»

Discover the use of grayfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grayfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Paradise Regained
25 Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the mom, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grayfly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, 30 Oft till the star that  ...
John Milton, William Kerrigan, John Peter Rumrich, 2012
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Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete ...
25 Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the mom, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grayfly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, 30 Oft till the star that  ...
John Milton, William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, 2012
3
Pan: A Pastoral of the First Age, Together with Some Other Poems
... beetle's drum. Cuonus; Hylax now the chorus join, Mix thy sonorous base with mine (etc.) O'er the dewy twilight lawn Hark the grayfly winds his horn, Dapper fairies join around Their airy hands and beat the ground, Withfquips and cranks ( 53)
Thomas Ign. Maria Forster, 1840
4
The American Review
... in which the bravest champions of the realm were to display their prowess. Accordingly, a great space was cleared before the throne for the lists ; and, when all was ready, Grayfly, the herald, wound his horn to call the knights into the field.
‎1848
5
Harvey's A. B. C. domestic code, with appendix: 14000 code ...
... Expenses greatly reduced gravigrade Will be very Expensive graviineter If not too expensive gravitates Must not be very expensive gravity When will the time of — Expire? graybeard Will not expire until — grayfly Renew surely before Policy ...
‎1885
6
A Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Abridged ...
Gray, a. Gris; tejón. — a. Fardo. Gravbeard, *. Barbicano. Grayfly, a (Knt) Trompetilla, mosca parda. Grayish, я. Pardusco; entrecano. Grayling, A (let) Umbla. Grayncss, a Gris la calidad do ser pardo. To Graze, r»t. Pacer; rozar. — ra . Pastorear.
Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, 1858
7
Naval Institute Proceedings
S. Grayfly, Lieutenant C. H. Heath-Caldwell, D. S. C. .S. Stonefly, Lieutenant M. Singleton, D. S. O. .S.Mayfl_v. Lieutenant R. H. Lilley, D. S. C. . S. Water/1y, Act. Commander Charles T. Gervers. . S. Firefly, Lieut. Commander C. J. F. EClCllS.
‎1917
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Atlas, The, universal travellers' and tourists' telegraphic ...
Gravamen Gravarent Gravasti Gravato Graveler Graveless Gravella Graverais Gravescas Gravibus Gravidez Gravido Gravisco Gravity Gravons Gravosos Grayfly Grayish Grayling Greatness Greaves Grecage Greceam Grecesco Grecolo ...
Thomas Walter Hartfield, 1896
9
The new general and mining telegraph code
Gravity Graybird . Grayfalcon Grayflies . Grayfly Grayish Grayle . . Graylings . Graymalkin Graymare . Graymillet Grayowl . Graypease Graywacke Grazierly . Greasebox Greasecock Greatborn Greatcoats Greatest . Greatly . Grecianize Grecism .
C. Algernon Moreing, Thomas Neal, 1901
10
Fodor's Chile: Including Argentine Patagonia
... Gray Fly Fishing 65/232-496 www.grayfly.com Hotel Llcarayen Puerto Varas 65/232-305 www.hotelllcarayen.cl Hotel Puerto Pilar 65/335-378 www. hotelpuertopllar.cl Cabins Rio Puelo 90/940-643 www.southernchllexp.com COYHAIOUE ...
Adam Taplin, 2008
REFERENCE
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