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Horsefly   Listen
noun
Horsefly  n.  (pl. horseflies)  
1.
(Zool.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also breeze fly.
2.
(Zool.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).






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"Horsefly" Quotes from Famous Books



... the lady, dad,' said Jendrek; 'she is just like a horsefly, yellow with black spots, and thin in the waist ...
— Selected Polish Tales • Various



Words linked to "Horsefly" :   Tabanidae, Hippobosca equina, Hippobosca, family Tabanidae, genus Hippobosca, clegg



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