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HORN FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horn fly mean? 

HORN FLY (noun)
  The noun HORN FLY has 1 sense:

1. small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the hornplay

  Familiarity information: HORN FLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HORN FLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Haematobia irritans; horn fly

Hypernyms ("horn fly" is a kind of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Holonyms ("horn fly" is a member of...):

genus Haematobia; Haematobia (European genus of bloodsucking flies)


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