Horsefly

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• horse-fly
• horse fly

Full definition of horsefly

Noun

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 ).

Synonyms

• (fly of family Tabanidae) cleg dialectal, breezefly, gadfly

Hyponyms

• (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae) deer fly, , March fly Australia, zimb

Anagrams

• floryshe