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horsefly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/ (US)
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Etymology

From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.

Meanings

1. Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
   • It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either. 2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 36:

Forms

Hyponyms

deer fly (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae) · March fly (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae) · yellow fly (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae) · zimb (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae)

Synonyms

breezefly (fly of family Tabanidae) · stoat-fly (fly of family Tabanidae) · stout (fly of family Tabanidae) · gadfly (fly of family Tabanidae) · cleg (fly of family Tabanidae)

Translations (155)

ast tabán (fly of the family Tabanidae) · he זְבוּב הַסּוּס (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cy pryf llwyd (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tr atsineği (fly of the family Tabanidae) · lt sparvos (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nv łį́į́ʼ bitsísʼná (fly of the family Tabanidae) · as ডাঁহ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · izh paarma (fly of the family Tabanidae) · uz soʻna (fly of the family Tabanidae) · br moui (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sms puär (fly of the family Tabanidae) · th เหลือบ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · bar Brejm (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ms pikat (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ru сле́пень (fly of the family Tabanidae) · bn ঘোড়া মাছি (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cmn 虻 (fly of the family Tabanidae) · el αλογόμυγα (fly of the family Tabanidae) · chr ᏓᎦᎦ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · hy մոզ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · av никӏкӏ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cr ᒥᓯᓵᕁ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mn хөх түрүү (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sco cleg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · non kleggi (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cho wʋhlana (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cmn 馬蠅 /马蝇 (fly of the family Tabanidae) · fr taon (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cy clêr llwyd (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ota آت سیڭكی (fly of the family Tabanidae) · oc tavan (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nrf taon (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nl blinddaas (fly of the family Tabanidae) · de Bremse (fly of the family Tabanidae) · bg ко́нска муха́ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh ко̏њска му̀ва (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ka მაწუხელა (fly of the family Tabanidae) · unm sësaw (fly of the family Tabanidae) · la tabānus (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sw pange (fly of the family Tabanidae) · io tabano (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh ȍbād (fly of the family Tabanidae) · chr ᏓᎹᎦ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · rup streclji (fly of the family Tabanidae) · vec tavàn (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh kȍnjska mùha (fly of the family Tabanidae) · uz сўна (fly of the family Tabanidae) · hu bögöly (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pt moscardo (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mk ко́њска му́ва (fly of the family Tabanidae) · qu tak'a (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh kȍnjska mùva (fly of the family Tabanidae) · scn musca tavana (fly of the family Tabanidae) · th ฑังส (fly of the family Tabanidae) · lnj onhi (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nv tłʼézhii (fly of the family Tabanidae) · be сляпень (fly of the family Tabanidae) · rup tãun (fly of the family Tabanidae) · oj mizizaak (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tg kӯрмагас (fly of the family Tabanidae) · kw sodron (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ca tabànid (fly of the family Tabanidae) · li staekvleeg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · izh paarmahain (fly of the family Tabanidae) · aqc наӏкьу (fly of the family Tabanidae) · grc μύωψ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pqm 'sosahq (fly of the family Tabanidae) · af perdevlieg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sk ovad (fly of the family Tabanidae) · eu ezpara (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nl steekvlieg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · lv dundurs (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nn klegg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ga creabhar (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mhr пормо (fly of the family Tabanidae) · eo tabano (fly of the family Tabanidae) · izh paaromain (fly of the family Tabanidae) · fi paarma (fly of the family Tabanidae) · uk ґедзь (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cr ᒥᓯᒑᕁ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nb klegg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ml പോന്ത (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh о̏ба̄д (fly of the family Tabanidae) · kk сона (fly of the family Tabanidae) · es tabánido (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ky көгөөн (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pl bąk (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ba күгәүен (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ko 등에 (fly of the family Tabanidae) · cs ovád (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nl daas (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mrj пармы (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tg хармагас (fly of the family Tabanidae) · su piteuk (fly of the family Tabanidae) · br boui (fly of the family Tabanidae) · la asīlus (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tl niknik (fly of the family Tabanidae) · dsb slěpik (fly of the family Tabanidae) · frp tavan (fly of the family Tabanidae) · abe massakwa (fly of the family Tabanidae) · eu habe (fly of the family Tabanidae) · gd creithleag-nan-each (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pqm psosahq (fly of the family Tabanidae) · it tafano (fly of the family Tabanidae) · kab aggug (fly of the family Tabanidae) · arp niice'noubee (fly of the family Tabanidae) · es tábano (fly of the family Tabanidae) · fo kleggi (fly of the family Tabanidae) · alt кӧгӧн (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tl bangaw (fly of the family Tabanidae) · lb Beel (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sh ко̏њска му̀ха (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ga creabhar capaill (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pt tavão (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sl obad (fly of the family Tabanidae) · id pikat (fly of the family Tabanidae) · nds-de Brems (fly of the family Tabanidae) · rup bumbar (fly of the family Tabanidae) · yue 虻 (fly of the family Tabanidae) · gl tabardo (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ja 虻 (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sjm pikot (fly of the family Tabanidae) · te జోరీగ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ar نُعَرَة (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ro tăun (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mus rono (fly of the family Tabanidae) · gl mosca caíña (fly of the family Tabanidae) · dsb slěpc (fly of the family Tabanidae) · hsb slěpc (fly of the family Tabanidae) · izh paarmas (fly of the family Tabanidae) · kn ತೊಣಚೆ (fly of the family Tabanidae) · is kleggi (fly of the family Tabanidae) · da klæg (fly of the family Tabanidae) · az böyələk (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sv broms (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sgs bimbals (fly of the family Tabanidae) · kld baanduu (fly of the family Tabanidae) · pt mutuca (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ca tàvec (fly of the family Tabanidae) · hsb slěpik (fly of the family Tabanidae) · gl tabán (fly of the family Tabanidae) · fa خرمگس (fly of the family Tabanidae) · rup davan (fly of the family Tabanidae) · ota بوكهلك (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mic musoq (fly of the family Tabanidae) · scn tavana (fly of the family Tabanidae) · gl moscardo (fly of the family Tabanidae) · fur tavan (fly of the family Tabanidae) · li sjeldaes (fly of the family Tabanidae) · az göyün (fly of the family Tabanidae) · tyz ca rệp (fly of the family Tabanidae) · mrw langaw (fly of the family Tabanidae) · et parm (fly of the family Tabanidae) · la oestrus (fly of the family Tabanidae) · sah күлүмэн (fly of the family Tabanidae)