horn fly

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Definition of horn fly

: a small dark gray European dipteran fly (Haematobia irritans) that has been introduced into North America where it is a blood-sucking pest especially of cattle

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Suzan Murray, director of the Smithsonian’s Global Health Program, suggests that climate change may play a role: Insects such as horn flies that could be transmitting parasites could be thriving in generally warmer and wetter conditions. — Jacob Brogan, Smithsonian, "How a Tiny Worm is Irritating the Most Majestic of Giraffes," 19 May 2017

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horn fly

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Medical Definition of horn fly

: a small black European dipteran fly (Haematobia irritans of the family Muscidae) that has been introduced into North America where it is a bloodsucking pest of cattle

— called also cattle fly

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