horsefly
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈhɔrsˌflaɪ/
:
mosca de los caballos
- She noticed that the pain from the horsefly bite was more intense than any mosquito bite she had experienced.
- horsefly buzzing
- horsefly bites
So a gadfly is what we would probably nowadays call a horsefly or a deer deerfly.
- So a gadfly is what we would probably nowadays call a horsefly or a deer deerfly.
Examples
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The horsefly cruised down from above the ceiling fan and made a run past the hawk.
Fiction book (1996) -
Immediately, the horseflies were on her, injecting venom into the back of her neck.
Fiction book (1998) -
Huge black horseflies buzzed around them, and the ponies' tails slashed busily.
Fiction book (1992) -
The horsefly buzzed around the horse, eager to bite and feed on its blood.
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While riding through the fields, I was constantly swatted at the horseflies that were biting my arms.
Synonyms
16
1.3
A very small flying insect that sometimes bites people or animals
3
9.9
A large fly that bites animals and people to drink their blood
2
6.6
A small insect that bites people in warm places and can spread disease
1
8.0
A small dark fly that bites animals and people to drink their blood
1
9.9
A small fly without wings that lives on sheep and other animals and drinks their blood
1
3.7
A large fast insect whose female bites animals for blood
1
9.4
A large fly that bites or annoys animals like horses
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7.4
A small biting fly that lands on people and animals to suck blood
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7.1
A tiny fly that bites people and can spread disease in warm places
A large fly like a horsefly that bites animals and drinks their blood
A large fly that bites animals and people to drink blood
A small winged fly that bites horses to drink their blood
A flying insect that drinks blood from horses
A small wingless fly that lives on sheep and drinks their blood
A small black fly that sucks blood from cows near their horns
A small fly near water that bites people and animals painfully
A very small flying insect that bites animals and people
Compounds
A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word horsefly is made from horse and fly because these large flies often bite horses to 'feed on their blood'.