hippo flyn.

Brit.

/ˈhɪpəʊ flʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈhɪpoʊ ˌflaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippopotamus n., fly n.¹

Etymology: < either hippo n. or hippo- (in hippopotamus n.) + fly n.¹, with reference to the fly's size.

Any of various large biting horseflies, esp. of the genus Tabanus or family Tabanidae, found near rivers in central and southern Africa.

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hippo fly1891

1891 N. H. Davis in R. W. Murray S. Afr. vi. 202 On the rivers the hippo fly exists... These flies live generally on the backs of hippopotami, and derive their name accordingly.

1929 W. S. Patton & A. M. Evans Insects, Ticks, Mites & Venomous Animals I. 294 The Tabanidæ have received various local names such as horseflies, seroot flies, mangrove flies, hippo flies.

1980 Soc. Malawi Jrnl. 33 39 As we pitched and tossed with the waves I was bitten by a hippo fly—it took a piece right out of me—and I nearly leapt overboard with the pain!

2013 C. A. L. Becker Conversat. with World Traveler xii. 146 While boating on the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, I encountered ‘hippo flies’ that can put our American horse flies to shame for substantially larger size and ability to bite through heavier clothing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippo fly
释义	hippo flyn. Brit. /ˈhɪpəʊ flʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈhɪpoʊ ˌflaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippopotamus n., fly n.¹ Etymology: < either hippo n. or hippo- (in hippopotamus n.) + fly n.¹, with reference to the fly's size. Any of various large biting horseflies, esp. of the genus Tabanus or family Tabanidae, found near rivers in central and southern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > family Tabanidae > member of > of central Africa hippo fly1891 1891 N. H. Davis in R. W. Murray S. Afr. vi. 202 On the rivers the hippo fly exists... These flies live generally on the backs of hippopotami, and derive their name accordingly. 1929 W. S. Patton & A. M. Evans Insects, Ticks, Mites & Venomous Animals I. 294 The Tabanidæ have received various local names such as horseflies, seroot flies, mangrove flies, hippo flies. 1980 Soc. Malawi Jrnl. 33 39 As we pitched and tossed with the waves I was bitten by a hippo fly—it took a piece right out of me—and I nearly leapt overboard with the pain! 2013 C. A. L. Becker Conversat. with World Traveler xii. 146 While boating on the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, I encountered ‘hippo flies’ that can put our American horse flies to shame for substantially larger size and ability to bite through heavier clothing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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