horsefly

/ ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ /

noun

any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and man Also calledgadflycleg

As much human affection as you can squeeze out of the60 hind foot of a horsefly!

In spite of the humid atmosphere, a buzzing like that of a horsefly, hummed several times above the two visitors.

The common horsefly, which is so troublesome in the shady lanes of England, belongs to this same genus.

A horsefly (hoane) lived there at the edge of the mesa in a cavity.

Tabanidae viridis was not sent just to plague us with horsefly bites.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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