deer fly
noun
any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans.
Origin of deer fly
1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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How to use deer fly in a sentence
We frequently saw the deer fly before us, in droves of twenty or thirty.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThe fourth species (Elaphomia brevicornis, the short-horned deer-fly) differs considerably from the rest.
The Malay Archipelago | Alfred Russell WallaceAs for the deer-fly, and others of his piratical breed, he will bite like a dog at any time.
The Forest | Stewart Edward White
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