deer flies

A form of deer fly — A louse fly, a species in the family Hippoboscidae (Lipoptena cervi), parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in Eurasia.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of deer fly
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