Meanings
nounstable fly (plural stable flies)
plural stable flies
- 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.
- Stomoxys calcitrans.
Synonyms: biting house fly, barn fly, dog fly, power mower fly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStomoxys calcitrans.
Similar
biting house flybarn flydog flypower mower fly
Translations
Catalan mosca dels estables
- mosca dels establesstable fly
Chinese Mandarin 螫蠅 /螫蝇
- 螫蠅 /螫蝇 (shìyíng)stable fly
Finnish pistokärpänen
- pistokärpänenstable fly
German Wadenstecher
- Wadenstecherstable fly
Italian mosca canina
- mosca caninastable fly
Japanese サシバエ
- サシバエ (sashibae)stable fly
Portuguese mosca-de-estábulo
- mosca-de-estábulostable fly
Russian осе́нняя жига́лка
- осе́нняя жига́лка (osénnjaja žigálka)stable fly
Spanish mosca de los establos
- mosca de los establosstable fly
Turkish kara sinek
- kara sinekstable fly
Cite this entry
APA
stable fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20fly
MLA
“stable fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20fly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stable fly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20fly.
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