horsefly

n. 马蝇 [医] 虻

发音

US /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/

词形变化

horseflies 复数 horseflies

别名

horse fly horse-fly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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).

    虻

    马蝇

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

clegg cleg

上位词 3

gadfly hippoboscid louse fly

词源

From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.

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