'Hippobosca' definitions:
Definition of 'Hippobosca'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: Hippobosca, genus Hippobosca]
Definition of 'Hippobosca'
From: GCIDE
- Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to feed.] (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a. [1913 Webster]