soldier fly
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soldier fly
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The company primarily sells black soldier fly products to be used as animal feed and fertilizer.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024
To that simulated regolith, Mr. Mendoza had added fertilizer called frass — the waste left after black soldier fly larvae are finished eating and digesting.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2023
In 2020, an iridescent Australian soldier fly was named Opaluma ednae.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2023
Emerging feeds include algae oil, yeast protein and black soldier fly larvae, commonly known as maggots.
From Scientific American • May 7, 2022
He was forever singing to her—to a guitar accompaniment—an old love song: "At midnight hour Beneath the tower He murmured soft, 'Oh nothing fearing With thine own true soldier fly.'"
From The Pit by Norris, Frank
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