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horsefly

/ ˈɔːˌڱɪ /

noun

  1. any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and man Also calledgadflycleg
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She observed the two reptiles struggling, uncertain which was the aggressor, while horseflies clung to the snake’s back.

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I was so hungry I could eat a horsefly.

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It flew back and forth, menacing, like a horsefly.

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Mosquitoes and horseflies are feasting on the men, but still "Frisbee", from western Ukraine, has taken his shirt off because of the heat.

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Ms Rudd, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, said after noticing the pimple on 25 March, she went to A&E where staff suspected a horsefly bite.

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