stable flies

A form of stable fly — Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of stable fly
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