horse fly

A form of horsefly — 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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Meanings

nounhorse fly (plural horse flies)

plural horse flies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of horsefly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

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horseflyclegclegg
Broader
gadfly
Also see
clegclegghorsefly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

horse fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20fly

MLA

“horse fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20fly.

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