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(horse-fly) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. any of a number of large dipterous flies family Tabanidae; the female of which sucks the blood of horses; cattle; etc. any of various other dipterous flies that bite or infest horses; esp. any of a family Gasterophilidae of botflies

Example Sentence

I was stung by a horsefly.

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