horseflies — n. large bloodsucking fly which is troublesome to horses … English contemporary dictionary
Harold Oldroyd — was a British entomologist, born in 1914 . He specialised in the biology of flies, and wrote many books, especially popular science that helped entomology to reach a broader public. His The Natural History of Flies is considered to be the fly… … Wikipedia
Tabanus bovinus — Taxobox | name = Tabanus bovinus image width = 240px image caption = Adult female regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo =… … Wikipedia
horsefly — [hôrs′flī΄] n. pl. horseflies 〚ME hors fleege〛 1. any of a number of large dipterous flies (family Tabanidae), the female of which sucks the blood of horses, cattle, etc. 2. any of various other dipterous flies that bite or infest horses, esp.… … Universalium
The Horse Flies — are an American alternative rock/folk band, founded in the late 1970s under the name Tompkins County Horseflies ref|original name by husband and wife Jeff Claus and Judy Hyman, Rich Stearns and John Hayward.Hayward, the band s bassist, died in… … Wikipedia
Tabanus — Taxobox | name = Tabanus image width = 240px image caption = Tabanus bromius regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… … Wikipedia
deerfly — ☆ deerfly [dir′flī΄ ] n. pl. deerflies any of certain bloodsucking, dipterous flies, esp. any of a genus (Chrysops) of a family (Tabanidae) of insects that includes the horseflies * * * deer fly or deer·fly (dîrʹflī ) n. Any of various stout… … Universalium
Chrysops — The deerfly, a genus of biting flies with about 80 North American species, characterized by a splotched wing pattern; C. discalis is a vector of Francisella tularensis in the U.S.; C. dimidiatus and C. silaceus are the principal vectors of Loa… … Medical dictionary
Tabanidae — A family of bloodsucking flies that includes the genera Tabanus (horsefly) and Chrysops (deerfly and mango fly), which are involved in transmission of several blood borne parasites. [L. tabanus, gadfly] * * * Ta·ban·i·dae tə ban ə .dē n pl a very … Medical dictionary
Tabanus — The gadflies and horseflies; a genus of biting flies, some species of which transmit surra, infectious equine anemia, anthrax, and other diseases. [L. a gadfly] * * * Ta·ba·nus tə bā nəs, ba n the type genus of the family Tabanidae comprising… … Medical dictionary
