HyperDic: melophagus_ovinus

English > 1 sense of the expression Melophagus Ovinus:
NOUNanimalMelophagus Ovinus, sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tickwingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
English > Melophagus Ovinus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningwingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.
Synonymssheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick
Member ofMelophagus, genus MelophagusAn arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked
Broaderlouse fly, hippoboscidbloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals

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