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deer flies

deer flies is the plural of deer fly.

Meaning of deer fly

Noun

deer fly (plural deer flies)

  1. A louse fly, a species in the family Hippoboscidae (Lipoptena cervi), parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in Eurasia.
    Synonyms:
    deer ked
  2. A gold- or green-eyed horsefly of the genus Chrysops in the family Tabanidae; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood.
    Synonyms:
    yellow fly, stout

Questions about deer flies

What is deer flies the plural of?
Deer flies is the plural of deer fly.

Words near deer flies in the dictionary

  1. deepwells
  2. deer
  3. deer antler knife
  4. deer antler knives
  5. Deer Creek
  6. deer flies
  7. deer fly
  8. deer fly fever
  9. Deer gun
  10. Deer guns
  11. deer horn knife

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