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noun
Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: louse fly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Narrower terms: horse tick, horsefly, Hippobosca equina, sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus
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