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The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold).
Hoverflies are flies that often hover over the plants they visit. This hovering behaviour is unlike that of hummingbirds since they do not feed in midair. Hovering in general may be a means of finding a food source; in addition, male hovering is often a territorial display seeking females, [13] while female hovering serves to inspect ovipositing sites.
Hover (helicopter), nearly stationary flight in a helicopter; Hovercraft, vehicles capable of traveling and being stationary over land, water, mud or ice; Hovertrain, a type of high-speed train; Great Wall Hover, a Sport utility vehicle produced by Great Wall Motors; Johan E. Høver, a Norwegian aircraft designer, most noted for the Høver M.F. 11
Unlike static CSS properties, the :hover pseudo-class targets an element only when a specific condition (hovering) is met. The styles are not applied at all times. The :hover pseudo-class can be applied to almost any HTML element. This includes text, images, buttons, and links. By using :hover, the appearance of these elements change dynamically.
Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A helicopter parent is also known to strictly supervise their children in all aspects of their lives, including in social interactions. [ 1 ]
Xylota subfasciata , (Loew, 1866), the Large-spotted Forest Fly , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed widely across North America. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen.
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The species Syritta pipiens is within the family of Syrphidae, commonly called hover or flower flies.Syrphidae is one of the largest families within the Diptera order [12] and contains about 6,000 known species widely distributed around the world.