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stable fly
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stable fly
n.
A fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) that sucks the blood of domestic animals and humans.
stable fly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals
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