- horsefly [Tabanidae]
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horsefly [Tabanidae]
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horsefly — [hôrs′flī΄] n. pl. horseflies 〚ME hors fleege〛 1. any of a number of large dipterous flies (family Tabanidae), the female of which sucks the blood of horses, cattle, etc. 2. any of various other dipterous flies that bite or infest horses, esp.… … Universalium
horsefly — [hôrs′flī΄] n. pl. horseflies [ME hors fleege] 1. any of a number of large dipterous flies (family Tabanidae), the female of which sucks the blood of horses, cattle, etc. 2. any of various other dipterous flies that bite or infest horses, esp.… … English World dictionary
Tabanidae — noun horseflies • Syn: ↑family Tabanidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑h … Useful english dictionary
horsefly — noun Date: 14th century any of a family (Tabanidae) of swift usually large dipteran flies with bloodsucking females … New Collegiate Dictionary
horsefly — noun a) Any of several large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals. b) Stomoxys calcitrans. Syn: cleg, deer fly, forest fly, gadfly, March fly, yellow fly, zimb, stable fly, dog fly … Wiktionary
horsefly — See Tabanus, Anthomyia canicularis. * * * horse·fly hȯrs .flī n, pl flies any of the swift usu. large dipteran flies with bloodsucking females that comprise the family Tabanidae * * * horse·fly (horsґfli) tabanid … Medical dictionary
Tabanidae — A family of bloodsucking flies that includes the genera Tabanus (horsefly) and Chrysops (deerfly and mango fly), which are involved in transmission of several blood borne parasites. [L. tabanus, gadfly] * * * Ta·ban·i·dae tə ban ə .dē n pl a very … Medical dictionary
horsefly — noun (plural horseflies) a stoutly built fly, the female of which is a bloodsucker and inflicts painful bites on horses and other large mammals. [Haematopota pluvialis and other species, family Tabanidae.] … English new terms dictionary
horsefly — n. (pl. flies) any of various biting dipterous insects of the family Tabanidae troublesome esp. to horses … Useful english dictionary
family Tabanidae — noun horseflies • Syn: ↑Tabanidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑horsefly … Useful english dictionary
Camillo Róndani — (November 21, 1808 ndash; September 17, 1879) was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.BiographyEarly yearsWhen Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of… … Wikipedia
