'Horseflies' definitions:

Definition of 'Horseflies'

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  • Horsefly \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. Horseflies.
  • 1. (Zool.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae], that stings horses, and sucks their blood. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and {Breeze fly}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca). [1913 Webster]

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