ophrys muscifera

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   European orchid whose flowers resemble flies

   Synonymsfly orchidOphrys insectifera

   Broaderorchid

Questions about ophrys muscifera

What does ophrys muscifera mean?

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

What is another word for ophrys muscifera?

Close synonyms include fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera. 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 muscifera a common word?

ophrys muscifera 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.