About The Word Horsefly
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Horsefly
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What's The Definition Of Horsefly?
[n] large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
[n] winged fly parasitic on horses Synonyms | Synonyms for Horsefly: cleg | clegg | Hippobosca equina | horse fly | horse tick Related Terms | Find terms related to Horsefly: See Also | family Tabanidae | gadfly | genus Hippobosca | Hippobosca | hippoboscid | louse fly | Tabanidae Horsefly In Webster's Dictionary \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. {Horseflies}.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]},
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}. See Illust. under {Diptera}, and {Breeze
fly}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The horse tick or forest fly ({Hippobosca}).
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