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HORSEFLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Synonyms:
cleg; clegg; horse fly; horsefly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horsefly" is a kind of...):
gadfly (any of various large flies that annoy livestock)
Holonyms ("horsefly" is a member of...):
family Tabanidae; Tabanidae (horseflies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Winged fly parasitic on horses
Synonyms:
Hippobosca equina; horse tick; horsefly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("horsefly" is a kind of...):
hippoboscid; louse fly (bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals)
Holonyms ("horsefly" is a member of...):
genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca (type genus of the Hippoboscidae)
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