hessian fly

Questions about hessian fly

What is another word for hessian fly?

It depends which hessian fly you mean. In the sense “small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains”, the synonyms are Mayetiola destructor. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of hessian fly?

WordNet records no antonym for hessian fly. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for hessian fly come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of hessian fly

• Full entry for hessian flyAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for hessian flyWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.