horsefly

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also horse fly H0282900 (hôrs′flī′)n. Any of numerous large biting tabanid flies, the females of which feed on the blood of various mammals.

horsefly

(ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ) n, pl -flies (Animals) any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and man. Also called: gadfly or cleg

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horsefly - winged fly parasitic on horses Hippobosca equina, horse tickhippoboscid, louse fly - bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammalsgenus Hippobosca, Hippobosca - type genus of the Hippoboscidae
	2.	horsefly - large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animalscleg, clegg, horse flygadfly - any of various large flies that annoy livestockfamily Tabanidae, Tabanidae - horseflies

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马蝇

horse

(hoːs) noun1. a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc. 马2. a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium. 木马ˈhorse-box noun an enclosed vehicle etc used for carrying horses. 运马的有篷货车ˈhorsefly noun a large fly that bites horses etc. 马蝇ˈhorsehair noun, adjective (of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail. The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.马毛ˈhorseman – feminine ˈhorsewoman – noun a rider, especially a skilled one. She is a very competent horsewoman.骑手ˈhorsemanship noun马术ˈhorseplay noun rough and noisy behaviour or play. 胡闹ˈhorsepower (usually abbreviated to h.p.when written) noun a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc. 马力horseshoe (ˈhoːʃʃuː) noun1. a curved iron shoe for a horse. 马蹄铁2. something in the shape of a horseshoe. The bride was presented with a lucky silver horseshoe.马蹄形的东西on horseback riding on a horse. The soldiers rode through the town on horseback.骑着马(straight) from the horse's mouth from a well-informed and reliable source. I got that story straight from the horse's mouth. 直接得来的，（消息）直接来自有关人士的

horsefly

horsefly,

common name for the large hairy fliesfly,
name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects, but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly, gnat, midge, mosquito, and tsetse fly.
..... Click the link for more information. of the family Tabanidae. Male horseflies feed on pollen and nectar, but the females suck blood as well and are common pests of animals and sometimes of humans. The bites of many species are very painful. The larger horseflies, e.g., the mourning horsefly and the 1-in. (2.5-cm) black horsefly, belong to the genus Tabanus; the smaller and more common banded horseflies, with black, brown, or yellow bodies and brilliantly colored eyes, are members of the genus Chrysops. The deerflies, which carry the diseases anthraxanthrax
, acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) that primarily affects sheep, horses, hogs, cattle, and goats and is almost always fatal in animals.
..... Click the link for more information. and tularemiatularemia
or rabbit fever,
acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). The greatest incidence is among people who handle infected wild rabbits.
..... Click the link for more information. , and in Africa, a filarial worm infestation, belong to this group. Horseflies are most abundant in hot weather. The eggs are laid on plants or stones close to water. The somewhat flattened 1-2-in. (1.3-cm) larvae have fleshy protuberances on each body segment, aiding in locomotion; they live in water or in moist earth and feed on snails and on other insect larvae. Horseflies are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Diptera, family Tabanidae. See insectinsect,
invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
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horsefly

any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and man

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noun winged fly parasitic on horses

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noun large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

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