a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks humans and domestic animals
stable fly in American English
noun
a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest
Also called: biting housefly
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, jumping jack, mutualism, pop-up
Examples of 'stable fly' in a sentence
stable fly
These bacteria represent the candidates for studies focused on better understanding of stable fly - microbial interactions.
Thais eAlbuquerque, Ludek eZurek, Ludek eZurek 2014, 'Temporal changes in the bacterial community of animal feces and their correlationwith stable fly oviposition, larval development, and adult fitness', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00590/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The strongest and most positive effect on stable fly counts was temperature and rainfall five weeks prior to collecting session.
Marek Semelbauer, Barbara Mangová, Marek Barta, Milan Kozánek 2018, 'The Factors Influencing Seasonal Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of Stable Fly Stomoxyscalcitrans (Diptera, Muscidae) within Stables', Insectshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/4/142. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Bacterial species were isolated from three different segments (cuticle, mouth parts and abdominal alimentary tract) of the stable fly.
Bruno G. de Castro, Miliane M.S. de Souza, Avelino J. Bittencourt 2007, 'Aerobic bacterial microbiota in stomoxys calcitrans: preliminary studies in BrazilMicrobiota bacteriana aeróbica em Stomoxys calcitrans: estudos preliminares no Brasil',Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterináriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612007000400003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)