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forest flies

forest flies is the plural of forest fly.

Meaning of forest fly

Noun

forest fly (plural forest flies)

  1. A horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.
  2. A fly of the genus Hippobosca, especially Hippobosca equina; a horse tick.
    Synonyms:
    horse tick, horsefly, horse louse

Questions about forest flies

What is forest flies the plural of?
Forest flies is the plural of forest fly.

Words near forest flies in the dictionary

  1. forest falcon
  2. forest falcons
  3. forest fever tree
  4. forest fire
  5. forest fires
  6. forest flies
  7. forest fly
  8. forest fruits
  9. forest gardening
  10. Forest Gate
  11. forest giraffe

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