horsefly

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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).
    — It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.

词形变化

horseflies plural horse-fly alternative horse fly alternative

词源

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