horsefly

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horse·fly /ˈhɔːsflaɪ $ ˈhɔːrs-/ noun (plural horseflies) [countable] HBIa large fly that bites horses and cattle 虻，马蝇

Examples from the Corpus

horsefly• He watched her crash a magazine against the wall, trying to bat a horsefly.• Gnats the size of horseflies buzzed around our ears.

horse·fly nounChineseSyllable

large cattle horses and fly Corpus a that bites

horsefly
horse‧fly /ˈhɔːsflaɪ $ ˈhɔːrs-/

noun (plural horseflies) [countable]
a large fly that bites horses and cattle

horse·fly

BrE

/ˈhɔːsflaɪ/

NAmE

/ˈhɔːrsflaɪ/

noun

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horse·flies

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a large fly that bites horses and cows 虻