hippo fly

noun

A species of biting horsefly, found around southern Africa, Tabanus biguttatus.

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Meanings

nounhippo fly (plural hippo flies)

plural hippo flies

  1. A species of biting horsefly, found around southern Africa, Tabanus biguttatus.
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