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hippoboscids

hippoboscids is the plural of hippoboscid.

Meaning of hippoboscid

Noun

hippoboscid (plural hippoboscids)

  1. Any of the various species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
    • Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans.2005, M. J. Lehane, The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects, page 252
    Synonyms:
    ked, louse fly

Questions about hippoboscids

What is hippoboscids the plural of?
Hippoboscids is the plural of hippoboscid.

Words near hippoboscids in the dictionary

  1. hippo fly
  2. hippo grass
  3. hippo grasses
  4. hippo-
  5. hippoboscid
  6. hippoboscids
  7. hippoboscoid
  8. hippoboscoids
  9. hippocalcin
  10. hippocamp
  11. hippocampal

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