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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cleg, clegg, horse fly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gadfly
noun
winged fly parasitic on horses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: horse tick, Hippobosca equina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: louse fly, hippoboscid
History
From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.
Across languages
154 source translations are retained for this English entry.
