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forest fly

forest fly noun: a horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.

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

forest fly meaning in Kannada and Indonesian

forest fly in Kannada

ಕಾಡುನೊಳ, ಕಾಡುನೊಣ, ಕಾಡನೊಳ, ಕಾಡನೊಣ

forest fly in Indonesian

fly of the genus Hippobosca
lalat kuda

Synonyms of forest fly

Forms of forest fly

pluralforest flies

Questions about forest fly

What does forest fly mean?
Forest fly means a horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.
What is forest fly in Kannada?
Forest fly in Kannada is ಕಾಡುನೊಳ, ಕಾಡುನೊಣ, ಕಾಡನೊಳ. See Forest fly meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is forest fly?
Forest fly is a noun.
What is the plural of forest fly?
The plural of forest fly is forest flies.

Words near forest fly in the dictionary

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

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