noun
Meaning 1
A ked (parasitic fly of the family Hippoboscidae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
louse fly
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noun
Meaning 2
bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hippoboscid
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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