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breeze fly (gcide) | Horsefly \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. Horseflies.
1. (Zool.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae],
that stings horses, and sucks their blood.
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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}.
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2. (Zool.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).
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Breeze fly (gcide) | Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zool.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
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breeze fly (gcide) | 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}.
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2. (Zool.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).
[1913 Webster]Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zool.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
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