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Definition of Horsefly

Horsefly
Horsefly 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).

Meaning of Horsefly from wikipedia

- similar to those performed by fighter jets, such as the Immelmann turn. Horseflies can lay claim to being the fastest flying insects; the male Hybomitra...
- Diptera. Horsefly may also refer to: Horsefly Lake Provincial Park Horsefly, British Columbia Horsefly River Horsefly weed The Horse Flies - Ithaca, New...
- Horsefly is an unincorporated community on the northwest s**** of the Horsefly River, in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia. The location,...
- Horsefly weed, horsefly-weed, or horseflyweed is a common name for several plants, and may refer to: Baptisia australis, native to central and eastern...
- Horsefly Lake is a lake in the eastern Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. With a maximum depth of 632 feet (193 m), it...
- known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is the heaviest fly in Europe. The dark giant horsefly's length is around 20-25...
- The Horsefly River is a river in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, Canada. Originating near the Wells Gray Provincial Park, it flows into Quesnel...
- for a horse-fly, adults usually being 25–30 mm long. Like most other horseflies, its compound eyes are very colorful with stripe-like patterns. Its body...
- biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. Females have scissor-like mouthparts that are able to penetrate the skin of livestock animals. The horsefly can...
- Alastair Reynolds Tab**** nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly more commonly known as the greenhead horsefly, greenhead fly, or greenhead This disambiguation...