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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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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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stable fly"
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| Word | Definition |
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| horseflynoun | 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). |
| horse-flynoun | Alternative 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).] |
| horse flynoun | Alternative spelling 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).] |
| muscidnoun | Any fly of the family Muscidae of insects. |
| dogflynoun | A bloodsucking fly, Stomoxys calcitrans; stablefly. |
| face flynoun | A fly, Musca autumnalis, that resembles the housefly and is a pest of cattle and horses. |
| forest flynoun | A horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae. |
| stomoxyinenoun | Any fly of the tribe Stomoxyini |
| blind-flynoun | (uncountable) The game of blind man's buff |
| moth flynoun | A fly of the subfamily Psychodinae of the nematoceran family Psychodidae. |
| stiletto flynoun | Any of the predatory flies in the family Therevidae |
| houseflynoun | The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases. |
| strongylophthalmyiidnoun | (zoology) Any fly of the family Strongylophthalmyiidae. |
| dance flynoun | Any of the flies in the family Hybotidae. |
| awl-flynoun | Any fly in the family Xylophagidae, which resemble ichneumon wasps. |
| muscomorphnoun | Any fly of the infraorder Muscomorpha. |
| blackflynoun | Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae. |
| bee flynoun | Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects. |
| sandflynoun | Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis. |
| drain flynoun | Any species in the subfamily Psychodinae of the family Psychodidae. |
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