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What does horsefly mean?

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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 dog fly).
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The common horsefly, which is so troublesome in the shady lanes of England, belongs to this same genus.
Mechanical transmission of bovine anaplasmosis by the horsefly, Tabanus sulcifrons.
Tabanidae viridis was not sent just to plague us with horsefly bites.
Working in a variety of locations quite often along the Shuswap River, or the Quesnel River, horsefly, or the Chilco River.
While I may have seen a horsefly I have never seen one skate.
Horsefly Group's digital director, CJ Millar, is also the marketing director for RUS New York and RUS Nation, and a licensed RUS rider as well as an avid equestrian.

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