any of about 6,750 species of predatory insects, worldwide in distribution, in the fly order, Diptera. Robber flies range in length to almost 8 cm (3 ... [1 related articles]
The Robber fly is a swift flying large dipterous insect of the family Asilidae which eats other insects.
[n] - swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
bee killer noun swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing