Word of the Day:
horsefly
What It Means
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
Horsefly in Context
“It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.
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