- harvest fly
- noun Date: circa 1753 cicada
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
harvest fly
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Harvest fly — Harvest Har vest (h[aum]r v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harvest fly — ☆ harvest fly n. CICADA * * * … Universalium
harvest fly — ☆ harvest fly n. CICADA … English World dictionary
harvest fly — noun its distinctive song is heard during July and August • Syn: ↑dog day cicada • Hypernyms: ↑cicada, ↑cicala • Member Holonyms: ↑Tibicen, ↑genus Tibicen * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
harvest-fly — harˈvest fly noun (in the USA) a cicada of various kinds • • • Main Entry: ↑harvest … Useful english dictionary
harvest fly — har′vest fly n. ent cicada … From formal English to slang
harvest fly. — See dog day cicada. * * * … Universalium
harvest-fly — n. Locust (popularly but erroneously so called) … New dictionary of synonyms
harvest fly. — See dog day cicada … Useful english dictionary
Harvest — Har vest (h[aum]r v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
