horsefly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *horsefly*:
NOUN	animal	horsefly, horse tick, Hippobosca equina	winged fly parasitic on horses
animal	horsefly, cleg, clegg, horse fly	large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

English > *horsefly*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	winged fly parasitic on horses.
Synonyms	horse tick, Hippobosca equina
Member of	Hippobosca, genus Hippobosca	type genus of the Hippoboscidae
Broader	louse fly, hippoboscid	bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
Spanish	mosca de burro, mosca de mula
Catalan	mosca d'ase

English > *horsefly*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
Synonyms	cleg, clegg, horse fly
Member of	Tabanidae, family Tabanidae	horseflies
Broader	gadfly	Any of various large flies that annoy livestock
Spanish	tábano
Catalan	moscalló, tavà, tàvec

HyperDic: horsefly