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Webster 1913 Edition
Horsefly
Horse′flyˊ
(hôrs′flīˊ)
, Noun.
pl.
Horseflies
(hôrs′flīzˊ)
. 1.
(Zool.)
Any dipterous fly of the family
Tabanidae
, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. ☞ 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.
(Zool.)
The horse tick or forest fly (
Hippobosca
). Webster 1828 Edition
Horsefly
HORSEFLY
,Noun.