forest fly

noun

A horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.

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horse tickhorseflyhorse louse
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Meanings

nounforest fly (plural forest flies)

plural forest flies

  1. A horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.
  2. A fly of the genus Hippobosca, especially Hippobosca equina; a horse tick.

    Synonyms: horse tick, horsefly, horse louse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fly of the genus Hippobosca, especially Hippobosca equina; a horse tick.

Similar
horse tickhorseflyhorse louse

Translations

Finnish hevoskärpänen
  • hevoskärpänenfly of the genus Hippobosca
Indonesian lalat kuda
  • lalat kudafly of the genus Hippobosca
Italian mosca cavallina, mosca culaia
  • mosca cavallinafly of the genus Hippobosca
  • mosca culaiafly of the genus Hippobosca
Cite this entry
APA

forest fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20fly

MLA

“forest fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20fly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forest fly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20fly.

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