horsefly
Meanings
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).
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Etymology
From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.
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