stable fly — n a biting dipteran fly of the genus Stomoxys (S. calcitrans) that is abundant about stables and often enters dwellings esp. in autumn * * * Stomoxys calcitrans … Medical dictionary
Stable fly — Taxobox name = Stable Fly image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera infraordo =… … Wikipedia
stable fly — a two winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest. Also called biting housefly. [1860 65] * * * ▪ insect a species of vicious bloodsucking fly in the family Muscidae… … Universalium
stable fly — noun Etymology: stable (I) 1. : a two winged fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) that is abundant about stables and often enters dwellings especially in autumn and that resembles the common housefly but bites severely 2. : a fly (Muscina stabulans) that is … Useful english dictionary
stable fly — sta′ble fly n. ent a two winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting: a common household and stable pest … From formal English to slang
stable fly — noun a) Any of several large flies, of the family Muscidae is that it sucks blood from mammals. b) Stomoxys calcitrans. Syn: barn fly, dog fly, pwer mower fly, biting house fly … Wiktionary
stable fly — noun Date: 1862 a biting dipteran fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) that resembles the common housefly and is abundant about stables … New Collegiate Dictionary
stable fly — noun a bloodsucking fly related to the housefly, biting large mammals including humans. [Stomoxis calcitrans.] … English new terms dictionary
false stable fly — noun see stable fly … Useful english dictionary
Stable — Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
