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HORSE TICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Winged fly parasitic on horses
Synonyms:
Hippobosca equina; horse tick; horsefly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horse tick" is a kind of...):
hippoboscid; louse fly (bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals)
Holonyms ("horse tick" is a member of...):
genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca (type genus of the Hippoboscidae)