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Definition of Golden-eyed fly
1. Noun. A variety of green lacewing.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden-eyed Fly
Literary usage of Golden-eyed fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[Rare.] golden-eyed (gol'dn-ïd), a. Having yellow eyes.—golden-eyed fly. ....
The larvée are often called aphis-lions. Also called golden-eyed fly. ..."
2. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1863)
"_ 327 Germination of Seeds, 148 Golden Eyed Fly, 318 Gooseberry, Crown Bob, 285
Houston Seedling, 2S0 Grafting, 101 Whitesmith, 2S5 Grain Aphis, ..."
3. Up and Down the Brooks by Mary Ellen Bamford (1889)
"... some more little " beans " set up by one of my Giants, and the story of the
bean-stalks may all have begun over again. Chrysopa. The golden-eyed fly. ..."
4. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"... may be known by a quaint and unscientific description of the man who called
it "a miniature spotted mud- turtle" (tortoise). The golden-eyed fly ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Universal Reference Library Comprising the ...by Scientific American, inc by Scientific American, inc (1905)
"... which differs prominently in the greater extent of the loral spot. Golden-eyed
Fly, a lace-winged fly (qv). Golden Fleece. See ARGONAUTS. ..."
6. Guide to the Study of Insects, and a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1870)
"Chrysops, the golden-eyed fly, is very troublesome, unceasingly flying about
one's head, striving to alight and draw blood. The two basal joints of the ..."
7. Guide to the Study of Insects and a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1878)
"Chrysops, the golden-eyed fly, is very troublesome, unceasingly flying about
one's head, striving to alight and draw blood. The two basal joints of the ..."