Fly, river, New Guinea

Fly, largest river of the island of New Guinea, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising in the Star Mts. and flowing generally SE through Papua New Guinea to the Gulf of Papua. The Fly is navigable for steamers c.500 mi (800 km) upstream.

fly, in zoology

fly, name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects insect, invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda . Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
..... Click the link for more information. , but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly housefly, common name of the fly Musca domestica, found in most parts of the world. The housefly, a scavenger, does not bite living animals but is dangerous because it carries bacteria and protozoans that cause many serious diseases, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , gnat gnat, common name for any one of a number of small, fragile-looking two-winged flies of the suborder Nematocera, order Diptera, which includes the families Tipulidae ( crane flies ), Bibionidae (hairflies), Ceratopogonidae (biting midges ), Chironomidae (true
..... Click the link for more information. , midge midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater.
..... Click the link for more information. , mosquito mosquito (məskē`tō), small, long-legged insect of the order Diptera, the true flies .
..... Click the link for more information. , and tsetse fly tsetse fly (tsĕt`sē), name for any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina,
..... Click the link for more information. . All have sucking or piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and, except for a few wingless species, bear one pair of wings. The hind wings are reduced to knobbed balancing organs called halteres. All flies undergo complete metamorphosis metamorphosis (mĕt'əmôr`fəsĭs) [Gr.
..... Click the link for more information. , i.e., a four-stage development. The larvae, which occupy a wide variety of ecological niches, typically require a moist environment such as rotting flesh, decaying fruit, or the internal organs of other animals (see blowfly blowfly, name for flies of the family Calliphoridae. Blowflies are about the same size as, and resemble, the housefly; because they are usually metallic blue or green they are also called bluebottle or greenbottle flies.
..... Click the link for more information. ; botfly botfly, common name for several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. The horse botfly secretes an irritating substance that is used to attach its eggs to the body hairs of a horse, mule, or donkey.
..... Click the link for more information. ; fruit fly fruit fly, common name for any of the flies of the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae. All fruit flies are very small insects that lay their eggs in various plant tissues.
..... Click the link for more information. ; tachinid fly tachinid fly (tăk`ənĭd)
..... Click the link for more information. ). Adults often feed on nectar and plant sap, but some, such as the female horsefly horsefly, common name for the large hairy flies of the family Tabanidae. Male horseflies feed on pollen and nectar, but the females suck blood as well and are common pests of animals and sometimes of humans. The bites of many species are very painful.
..... Click the link for more information. and female mosquito, feed on blood; the adults of some species do not feed at all. A few species are found worldwide, often dispersed by humans; more than 16,000 species are found in North America. Many flies are harmful either as carriers of disease or as destroyers of crops. Some parasitize harmful insects. Some, such as the fruit fly, are important in laboratory studies. Flies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda (ärthrŏp`ədə) [Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Diptera.

fly

In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 120,000 species of two-winged, or “true,” flies (dipterans). Other insects called flies have wing structures that differ from that of dipterans.

fly¹

a. a flap forming the entrance to a tent

b. a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof

2. a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks

3. the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press

4. Brit a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire

5. Theatre the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc.

fly²

1. any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight

2. any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly

3. Angling a lure made from a fish-hook dressed with feathers, tinsel, etc., to resemble any of various flies or nymphs: used in fly-fishing

4. (in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly

fly [flī]

(invertebrate zoology)

The common name for a number of species of the insect order Diptera characterized by a single pair of wings, antennae, compound eyes, and hindwings modified to form knoblike balancing organs, the halters.

(mechanical engineering)

A fan with two or more blades used in timepieces or light machinery to govern speed by air resistance.

Fly [flī]

(astronomy)

Musca

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Fly, river, New Guinea

fly, in zoology

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