stable fly
a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
Origin of stable fly
1- Also called biting housefly.
Words Nearby stable fly
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How to use stable fly in a sentence
Recently the stable fly has been found to carry the dread disease known as infantile paralysis.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterIt would be well worth while to experiment with the larvae of other species, such as the house fly, the stable fly, etc.
The stable-fly has this vein slightly curved forward but not nearly so conspicuously (Fig. 43).
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. DoaneStomoxys calcitrans, the stable-fly—It is a popular belief that house-flies bite more viciously just before a rain.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert RileyNewstead considers that in England the stable-fly hibernates in the pupal stage.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for stable fly
a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals
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