Definitions for: Horsefly


[n] large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
[n] winged fly parasitic on horses



Webster (1913) Definition: Horse"fly`, n.; pl. Horseflies.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae],
that stings horses, and sucks their blood.

Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in
Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with
four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also
breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and {Breeze
fly}.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).

Synonyms: cleg, clegg, Hippobosca equina, horse fly, horse tick

See Also: family Tabanidae, gadfly, genus Hippobosca, Hippobosca, hippoboscid, louse fly, Tabanidae

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