horsefly

  • 21horsefly — noun (C) a large fly that bites horses and cattle …

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  • 22horsefly — /ˈhɔsflaɪ/ (say hawsfluy) noun (plural horseflies) → march fly …

  • 23horsefly — n. (pl. flies) any of various biting dipterous insects of the family Tabanidae troublesome esp. to horses …

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  • 24horsefly weed — noun much branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida • Syn: ↑indigo broom, ↑rattle weed, ↑Baptisia tinctoria • Hypernyms: ↑wild indigo, ↑false indigo * * * noun …

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  • 25A Horsefly Fleas — is an animated cartoon short released by Warner Bros. in 1948. It was written by Warren Foster and directed by Robert McKimson. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039474/] The short stars A. Flea, the nearly microscopic protagonist of An Itch in Time… …

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  • 26breeze fly — Horsefly Horse fly , n.; pl. {Horseflies}. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. [1913 Webster] Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They… …

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  • 27Horseflies — Horsefly Horse fly , n.; pl. {Horseflies}. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. [1913 Webster] Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They… …

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  • 28List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain — The following is a list of the larger Brachycera recorded in Britain.Family Xylophagidae* Xylophagus ater common awl fly * Xylophagus cinctus red belted awl fly * Xylophagus junki Glenmore awl flyFamily Athericidae* Atherix ibis yellow legged… …

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  • 29Hybomitra — Taxobox name = Hybomitra image caption = Hybomitra micans female laying eggs regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera… …

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  • 30Horse-fly — Tabanus sulcifrons[1] Scientific classification Kingdom …

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