stable fly

noun

1. a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.

stable fly

noun

1. a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans , that attacks man and domestic animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of stable fly¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Recently the stable fly has been found to carry the dread disease known as infantile paralysis.

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It would be well worth while to experiment with the larvae of other species, such as the house fly, the stable fly, etc.

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The stable-fly has this vein slightly curved forward but not nearly so conspicuously (Fig. 43).

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Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable-fly—It is a popular belief that house-flies bite more viciously just before a rain.

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Newstead considers that in England the stable-fly hibernates in the pupal stage.

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