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Horsefly

noun

(pl. horseflies)

Winged fly parasitic on horses. Synonyms: Hippobosca equina, horse tick.

Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals. Synonyms: cleg, clegg, horse fly.

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"Horsefly" Quotes from Famous Books

... well," replied Sampson, flicking at a horsefly on the sorrel's back, "an' Jim, he's well en buried. Marse Tom sot up er boa'd des' like ...

— The Voice of the People • Ellen Glasgow

... passed seemed to be dedicated to the moon. Another was intended to propitiate the horsefly. Several villages had boxes fastened on posts for the reception of broken glass. As we approached one village I saw an inscription put up by the young men's association, "Good Crops and Prosperity to the Village." When we came to the next village the schoolmaster was ...

— The Foundations of Japan • J.W. Robertson Scott

... balancers of a horsefly be removed, the insect at once loses its equilibrium; it cannot direct its flight, but plunges headlong to the ground. The same can be said of Chrysops niger—in fact, of the entire family of Tabanidae, of the gall gnat (Diplosis ...

— The Dawn of Reason - or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals • James Weir

Words linked to "Horsefly" : gadfly, hippoboscid, Hippobosca, horse tick, family Tabanidae, genus Hippobosca, Tabanidae, louse fly