English

Alternative forms

• horse-fly
• horse fly

Noun

horsefly ‎(plural horseflies)

1. 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).

Synonyms

• (fly of family Tabanidae): cleg (dialectal), breezefly, gadfly

Hyponyms

• (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae): deer fly, yellow fly, March fly (Australia), zimb

Translations

Anagrams

• floryshe