horse fly
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horse·fly
also horse fly (hôrs′flī′)n.
Any of numerous large biting tabanid flies, the females of which feed on the blood of various mammals.
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horse′ fly`
or horse′fly`,
n.
any bloodsucking, usu. large fly of the family Tabanidae.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() gadfly - any of various large flies that annoy livestock family Tabanidae, Tabanidae - horseflies |
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