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Webster 1913 Edition
Horsefly
Horse′flyˊ
(hôrs′flīˊ)
, Noun.
pl.
Horseflies
(hôrs′flīzˊ)
. 1.
(Zool.)
Any dipterous fly of the family
Tabanidae
, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. ☞ 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.
(Zool.)
The horse tick or forest fly (
Hippobosca
). Webster 1828 Edition
Horsefly
HORSEFLY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
horsefly
horsefly
English
Alternative forms
Noun
horsefly (plural horseflies)
- Any of several medium- to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae): deer fly, yellow fly, March fly (Australia), zimb
Translations
fly of the family Tabanidae
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