English Explanatory Dictionary

stable fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.
  2. Stomoxys calcitrans.

Word forms

stable fly stable flies

Synonyms

biting house fly barn fly dog fly power mower fly

Translations

Armenian: շնաճանճ Catalan: mosca dels estables Chinese Mandarin: 螫蠅 /螫蝇 Finnish: pistokärpänen German: Wadenstecher Italian: mosca canina Japanese: サシバエ Kikuyu: thigai Portuguese: mosca-de-estábulo Russian: осе́нняя жига́лка Spanish: mosca de los establos Turkish: kara sinek
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