English noun: horsefly | |||
1. | horsefly (animal) winged fly parasitic on horses | ||
Synonyms | Hippobosca equina, horse tick | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hippoboscid, louse fly | ||
Member meronym | genus Hippobosca, Hippobosca | ||
2. | horsefly (animal) large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | ||
Synonyms | cleg, clegg, horse fly | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gadfly | ||
Member meronym | family Tabanidae, Tabanidae | ||