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Cleg

Cleg Meaning & Definition
Cleg Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cleg?

[n] large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cleg: clegg | horse fly | horsefly

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cleg:

See Also | family Tabanidae | gadfly | Tabanidae

Cleg In Webster's Dictionary

\Cleg\, n. [Northern Eng. & Scot. gleg: cf. Gael. crethleag.] (Zo["o]l.) A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Jamieson.

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