dorfly

D2O1R1F4L1Y4

noun

A biting insect, such as a horse-fly or gad-fly, that attacks livestock.

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Meanings

noundorfly (plural dorflies)

plural dorflies

  1. A biting insect, such as a horse-fly or gad-fly, that attacks livestock.

    This forest was most horribly fertile and copious in dorflies, hornets, and wasps, so that it was a purgatory for the poor mares, asses, and horses.

    1849, Henry George Bohn, Bohn's Extra Volume: Volume 6, page 152

Origin

Either from dor (referring to a large, buzzing insect) + fly or a variant of drone fly (horse-fly).

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APA

dorfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorfly

MLA

“dorfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorfly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorfly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorfly.

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