MELOPHAGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Melophagus mean? 

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

1. an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MELOPHAGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Melophagus; Melophagus

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Melophagus"):

Melophagus Ovinus; sheep-tick; sheep ked; sheep tick (wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle)

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

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