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Definition of Horsefly

Horsefly
Horsefly Horse"fly`, n.; pl. Horseflies. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae], that stings horses, and sucks their blood. Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and Breeze fly. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).

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- Diptera. Horsefly may also refer to: Horsefly Lake Provincial Park Horsefly, British Columbia Horsefly River Horsefly weed The Horse Flies - Ithaca, New...
- Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer...
- Horsefly is an unincorporated community on the northwest s**** of the Horsefly River, in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia. The location,...
- Horsefly weed, horsefly-weed, or horseflyweed is a common name for several plants, and may refer to: Baptisia australis, native to central and eastern...
- Horsefly Lake is a lake in the eastern Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. With a maximum depth of 632 feet (193 m), it...
- known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is the heaviest fly in Europe. The dark giant horsefly's length is around 20-25...
- The Horsefly River is a river in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, Canada. Originating near the Wells Gray Provincial Park, it flows into Quesnel...
- Horsefly Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is 186 hectares (1.86 km2; 460 acres) in size and is located south of...
- Kaustinen area. Kaustinen is also home a Finnish independent game studio Horsefly Games. Kaustinen is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki–Jyväskylä–Kokkola...
- Horsefly Peak is the highest summit of the Uncompahgre Plateau in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 10,353-foot (3,156 m) peak is located 10.0...