HIPPOBOSCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hippobosca mean? 

• HIPPOBOSCA (noun)
  The noun HIPPOBOSCA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Hippoboscidae

  Familiarity information: HIPPOBOSCA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIPPOBOSCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Hippoboscidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca

Hypernyms ("Hippobosca" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Hippobosca"):

Hippobosca equina; horse tick; horsefly (winged fly parasitic on horses)

Holonyms ("Hippobosca" is a member of...):

family Hippoboscidae; Hippoboscidae (winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies)