horsefly

Significado (Inglés)

Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

Sinónimos

horse tick

horse fly

Hippobosca equina

fruit of mun’ono tree

Gastrophilus equi

Stomoxys calcitrans

large fly

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.

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