ophrys insectifera

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   European orchid whose flowers resemble flies

   Synonymsfly orchidOphrys muscifera

   Broaderorchid

Questions about ophrys insectifera

What does ophrys insectifera mean?

ophrys insectifera means "European orchid whose flowers resemble flies".

What is another word for ophrys insectifera?

Close synonyms include fly orchid, Ophrys muscifera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ophrys insectifera a common word?

ophrys insectifera is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.