# hangingfly

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any insect in the mecopteran family Bittacidae.

## Etymology
hanging + fly. Piecewise cognate with Dutch hangvlieg.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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